Largest facility for insect farming in Northern Europe opens
The Enorm Biofactory in Hvirring (Denmark) has now been inaugurated during an Open House event on St Nicholas’ Day. On the new 22,000 square metre farm, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) will be bred…
Ro-Main and Big Dutchman announce agreement for global non-exclusive distribution of SmartCounting pig counter
Ro-Main, a leading provider of innovative livestock management solutions, is pleased to announce a new distribution agreement with Big Dutchman, a global leader in housing and feeding systems. This…
Germany: Big Dutchman equips two houses for organic pig production
The only constant in life is change! A farm in Surwold in the Emsland district in North-Western Germany proves that this quote is true: Noreen and Michael Kröger converted their farm entirely to organ…
Supplying large farms with feed – 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 developed specifically for…
AGILO FB: innovative welfare housing technology for sows and piglets kept in groups
Increased welfare for sows and piglets, less work for sow managers: Big Dutchman has enhanced the new AGILO group housing system for lactating sows and presents AGILO FB at SPACE 2023, a system where…
Piglet rearing house with a wooden look
In Gerd Behnen’s old machine shop in Gehlenberg (district of Cloppenburg, North-Western Germany), you will hear squeaks and grunts nowadays: the farmer has converted the building into a house for…
Hungarian company invests heavily in sow management and piglet rearing
The Danish agricultural company FirstFarms Hungary Kft. has invested more than eight billion forints (approx. EUR 21.7 million) in the construction of two pig farms in South Hungary. The locations in…
Pig and poultry production | Tasty snacks for livestock
Insects taste good, provide valuable nutrients – and are sustainable suppliers of protein. Not without reason are they part of the natural diet of many animals. Poultry and pigs also like when the…
Automation in livestock production: the Vento III climate and production computer from Big Dutchman
Feeding livestock is not done by sitting in the office. It’s the “eyes of the Lord” that are responsible for good results, because in the end, it has always been and continues to be the farmer who…
“Improving quality, increasing efficiency, transforming industry structure”
The 20th China Animal Husbandry Expo (2022 | 2023) was recently held in Chengdu. More than 1500 exhibitors participated this year, making it the largest CAHE held since 2003. As an “old friend”, Big…