Big Dutchman expands its sales force in China
Big Dutchman is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Armstrong as Technical & Sales Director for the Poultry Division. He will be based in Beijing Sales Office, China.Prior to joining Big…
Barn egg production with 80,000 laying hens
A state-of-the-art poultry house for barn egg production with 80,000 laying hens recently attracted a large crowd of visitors to Gangelt in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia. Approximately…
Bernd Kuhlencord celebrates 30 years at Big Dutchman
Bernd Kuhlencord from Bassum is now celebrating his 30-year jubilee at Big Dutchman: in 1981 after graduating from university with a degree in Business Administration and interim employment in the…
Big Dutchman at the top of DLG-Image-Barometer
In its recent Image Barometer 2010, the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts- Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society) reports Big Dutchman as the industry leader in the area of “technology livestock…
Egg production on two levels with modern poultry systems
The company Loher Landei GmbH, which is managed by Alfons Diekmann from Damme in Lower Saxony, Northern Germany, and his sons Thorsten and Arndt, recently inaugurated a new site for barn egg…
Eggs are large vitamin pills (that happen to taste good)
Nutrient density is the new buzz phrase for nutritionists: during the IEC's (International Egg Comission) conference in Prague Professor Windisch from the University of Vienna in Austria, and Dr…
New house with modern poultry systems
Ulrich Löhr from Denkte in Lower Saxony, Germany, entered into the poultry production business and built a modern poultry shed for 39,900 broilers. The committed farmer from the Wolfenbüttel area…
Founder of Big Dutchman Turns 100 Years Old
Jack DeWitt, the original “Big Dutchman”, turned 100 years old on January 30th, 2011. In 1938 Jack and his brother Dick DeWitt founded Big Dutchman and together they would design, develop, and sell…
Two-level barn egg production with modern poultry equipment
In the 1990‘s Alfons Lürwer from Billerbeck, Germany, started his production of barn eggs with 2,000 laying hens. Today, the farm houses more than 90,000 laying hens thanks to his son Benedikt who…