Egg production: from (hatching) egg to (commercial) egg – one aviary concept for all phases of a hen’s life
Rearing and egg production in the same house? For the Claessens-Jenniskens family from the Netherlands, this is not a vision of the future, but reality. Together with Big Dutchman, the innovative egg…
MEA on the rise: agriculture with great potential for the future
An impressive figure indicates how important the Middle East & Africa region is for the future of agriculture: 👉 60 % of the unused arable land worldwide is located in Africa.
Top-level broiler production in Hungary: Big Dutchman supplies poultry house equipment
What did the development process of the most modern farm for broiler production in Hungary look like? Máté Koncz, commercial director of the agricultural business Szentistváni Mezőgazdasági Zrt.,…
Organic broiler house in Bavaria: when welfare and technology match
Farmer Josef Kotter recently erected a modern new building for organic broiler production in the Bavarian municipality of Bruck, around 30 kilometres east of Munich – and elected to use only Big…
Prospering Hungarian farm selects Big Dutchman equipment for breeder management
Hungary looks back at a long tradition in poultry breeding. One prominent example is the family business Goldavis Kft., which not only keeps broiler breeders, but also has a hatchery: “My father and…
Supplying large farms with feed or roughage – efficiently and hygienically
The global trend towards larger pig and poultry farms continues unabatedly. Big Dutchman has therefore introduced DR 6500: a high-capacity pipe conveying system for dry feed and roughage, developed…
Broiler growing on Cyprus: state-of-the-art technology ensures record results
“These were my best batches!” Mr Stathis Kosta, from near the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, is delighted with his four new poultry houses, which Big Dutchman recently equipped with the latest technology…
Latvia: APF Holdings invests EUR 4 million in Big Dutchman equipment
A remarkable story of success began in Soviet Latvia more than sixty years ago: In 1961, Alūksnes Poultry Farm was founded. Today, the company operates under the name APF Holdings (APF) and is one of…
Spain: quail farmer lowers electricity bill with SunFarm and SunBox from Big Dutchman
It’s an issue most farmers know very well: high energy costs and the search for savings potentials are an important part of the daily work on many farms. For a Spanish farmer from Sinarcas, a…
Brittany: welfare aviary for free range egg production replaces enriched cages
From the laying battery to enriched cages to a multi-tier aviary system: Marie and Sébastien Robic’s farm in the French commune of Réguiny embodies the profound change in management systems that many…