GMP+ International focuses on the importance of feed safety in the entire feed supply chain. ABIOVE and GMP+ International will work hand in hand in promoting feed safety and increasing knowledge for their members.

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The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) represents companies in Brazil producing bran, vegetable oils and biodiesel. The association cooperates in the execution of sector policies, promotes sustainability programmes and generates statistics used in sectoral studies.

With this new office in Johannesburg, BioCheck can cater to itscustomers and the growing markets in the entire Sub-Saharan region.

Together with the valued partners in the past, BioCheck can have built a strong foothold into the African market.

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The Bolidt Innovation Center is a breeding ground for innovation, a source of inspiration. Clients in the food industry see, feel and experience how materials are created. Begin work in the open source laboratory. Come up with new applications of thermosetting synthetics yourself. At the Bolidt Innovation Center, history is written and the future is made. A visit here continues to resonate long after you leave.

Colubris Cleantech and OxyMem Ltd., part of Dupont Water Solutions, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Wednesday 12 March during Aquatech Amsterdam. This agreement marks the start of a strategic collaboration for the application of OxyMem's innovative Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) technology in wastewater treatment plants in the Netherlands and within the global meat processing industry.

De Heus Voeders has acquired Kessels Holding BV and its underlying activities. Kessels Holding BV includes Van der Linden & Co BV, Van der Linden & Co Beheer BV, Van der Linden Diervoeders BV, Van der Linden Poultry Farms BV and Van der Linden Poultry Products BV.

We, as Dutch Poultry Centre, had a conspicuous presence at the 4^th edition of VIV MEA in Abu Dhabi. To begin with, we had a stand aimed at informing visitors about the powerful position of Dutch poultry farming and the role of the Dutch poultry industry worldwide. We were frequently able to direct interested visitors to member companies that were also exhibiting at the trade fair. The glossy magazine Poultry NL, which we brought out last year featuring information about all our members, was also met with great interest.

During the fair, a variety of seminars were held, and DPC also had the opportunity to participate. Under the title ‘Dutch innovations for more profit of your poultry business’, representatives from a few Dutch companies, along with Jan Wolleswinkel as the moderator, also presented their viewpoints on the topic. There were short presentations by VDL Jansen Poultry, Moba BV, Orffa and Innovatec Hatchery Automation.

The Netherlands can still retain its position as the leading nation in the international poultry industry in the coming years, but it is under pressure. That was the conclusion during the DPC’s end-of-year reception where various experts spoke about this issue.

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Dutch Poultry Centre (DPC) is een stichting van meer dan 100 toonaangevende bedrijven actief in de pluimveesector.  De missie van DPC is om de wereldwijde bekendheid, de goede reputatie en daarmee het supersterke imago van de gehele Nederlandse pluimveesector te bewaken en te clusteren tot één sterk merk. Dat doen we door verschillende activiteiten in Nederland en in het buitenland te organiseren en te fungeren als netwerkplatform voor al onze leden.

Traditionally, the DPC kicked off the New Year with a members’ meeting in The Mereveld farmstead in Utrecht. The New Year reception drew a lot of interest, including a delegation from China. It became the kick-off for a year packed with the necessary activities.

Thanks to his commitment to the poultry sector and Dutch society, Jan was appointed as Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau, by the mayor of Barneveld.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan of up to €37 million to Protix, the largest insect breeder in the world, based in Bergen op Zoom. The company, Protix, has declared its intention to allocate the funds towards building a new factory in Poland.

This year, we have something to celebrate – our 20 year anniversary! What started out small after what can only be described as a ‘miserable’ period has evolved to become an amazing journey of now two decades.

From 1 till 3 October 2024 Dutch Poultry Centre participated in VIV Africa exhibition.

VIV Africa is a prominent international trade fair that has focused on animal breeding and processing since its inception in 2017. The fair takes place at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) in Kigali, Rwanda.

Fancom welcomed Jan Rovers in his new role as Junior Area Sales Manager. Jan, 24 years old and living in Evertsoord, completed his studies in Business Administration & Agri-food Business at the HAS in Venlo last year and brings both knowledge and practical experience. 

FarmResult is pleased with the arrival of Aalt den Herder. Richard ten Cate, owner of FarmResult B.V., and Aalt recently signed the agreement. This strategic move will enable FarmResult to respond even better to the needs of Dutch poultry farmers. This cooperation has already resulted in the development of a promising new product.

Felleskjøpet and Vencomatic Group have announced a partnership agreement effective March 1, 2025. This strategic cooperation allows Felleskjøpet to strengthen its poultry product portfolio and become the exclusive importer of Vencomatic Group brands — Vencomatic, Prinzen, Agro Supply, and Van Gent — in Norway. In collaboration with Felleskjøpet, Vencomatic Group will maintain its presence in Norway, ensuring long-term support and service for its extensive installed base in the market.

The supervisory board of ForFarmers announces that Theo Spierings has to resign from his position as CEO due to health reasons and personal circumstances. Mr. Spierings has consequently decided to terminate his one-year contract prematurely. The supervisory board has appointed co-director Pieter Wolleswinkel as CEO of ForFarmers, effective from 3 April 2023.  

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Insects are nature's waste recyclers. What other animals do not eat, they convert into protein, energy and other nutrients. ForFarmers is deploying insects in two ways: as a source of animal feed and as potential processors of residual flows. Christiaan Buitink (nutritionist and product manager poultry) sees plenty of opportunities: “Thanks to insects, we are able to use residual flows that cannot be fed directly and therefore create a natural source of protein for those same pigs and chickens.”

Frank Zitman has been named Plant Manager for Chore-Time Europe’s Ede, Netherlands facility, according to Tina Streit, Vice President and General Manager of the CTB, Inc. business unit. In his new position, Zitman will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and safety of Chore-Time’s facility in Ede, Netherlands. He will also lead several groups, including metal production, customer fulfillment, logistics and warehouse, assembly, and supply chain and planning.

Heering has appointed Garage Le Blevennec as the authorized service dealer in France. Based in Brittany, Le Blevennec will offer a wide range of services for the Heering chick carriers to the French market. Garage Le Blevennec is a family business since 1973 and has many years of experience with the Heering chick carriers.

GI-OVO has announced plans to open its first U.S. office location on January 1^st, 2024.

The Netherlands-based company is already producing its products in the U.S., however, the new office location will provide an opportunity for GI-OVO to become better established in the country and provide sales support.

HatchTech Incubation Technology, a high-performance technology company serving global food producers, will support Greece’s largest integrated poultry company, Nitsiakos, in upgrading its hatchery operation. The project will see HatchTech work with Nitsiakos to maximise the quality of its chicks, as well as the genetic potential of its embryos. The companies will also focus on space utilisation and improving productivity, with a view to Nitsiakos expanding its hatchery by 3,000 square metres and increasing output to 83.5 million eggs per year.

HatchTech has signed an agreement with HHC Technoluxe, who will represent the company in the Philippine market with immediate effect. As a local HatchTech representative, HHC Technoluxe will help to strengthen the company’s market position throughout the Philippines, while also providing on-the-ground support in terms of servicing and spare parts.

On the opening day of VIV China 2016, 6 September, HatchTech, HuaYu and Hy-Line officially signed their contract on the construction of world’s largest layer hatchery. Given today’s increasing demand for top-quality layer hens, HuaYu and Hy-Line have chosen HatchTech’s incubation technology for the project.

The hatchery will be built in Handan, in the Hebei province of China, and will have a total capacity of 55 million commercial layers per year. HuaYu and Hy-Line particularly appreciate HatchTech’s uniform incubation conditions, which result in uniformly superior chick quality. They believe HatchTech’s incubation technology will enable them to optimally meet customer demands, both today and in the future.

Thanks to the patented MicroClimer technology in HatchTech’s Setters and Hatchers, the embryos are incubated in the most uniformly controlled environment available on the market. This technology allows high-velocity airflow, which is cooled or heated between each section, to be uniformly distributed throughout the incubator.

“HatchTech is well known for its ability to provide superior quality chicks,” says Mr. Wang Lianzeng, Chairman of HuaYu Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. “We’re looking forward to starting our operations at the new facility, where we will combine HatchTech’s knowledge and technology with our own expertise in order to provide top-quality layer hens to the Chinese market.”

Huibert Jan van Veelen, HatchTech’s International Sales Manager in China, feels proud that HuaYu and Hy-Line have chosen HatchTech for the project. “HuaYu and Hy-Line are renowned companies that both have significant expertise and years of experience in layer production,” he says. “We’re very happy to work together with them on such a large-scale project.”

House of Raeford Farms celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art chicken hatchery with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The new 63,000-square-foot facility features advanced technology designed for optimum production efficiency, and is fully automated to allow for the highest levels of biosecurity, quality control and operational analytics. This level of control produces a very tight hatch window, and provides assurance of consistently healthy chicks.

 “It has been a pleasure to partner with NatureForm and Pas Reform to bring this new hatchery to life. After seeing firsthand the quality and consistency of the new chicks produced using this new technology, we had no doubt that this was the best route to innovating incubation for our company,” said Bob Johnson, House of Raeford president and CEO. “House of Raeford Farms is deeply committed to our communities, to our growers and to producing the highest quality products. Quality starts with healthy chicks. This advanced operation provides yet another layer of quality assurance.” Temperature, static pressure, and humidity are centrally controlled throughout the building to keep eggs and embryos in perfect condition. 

“This collaboration with House of Raeford is a perfect example on how to jointly execute a state of-the-art hatchery with all the latest that a hatchery can hold in terms of single stage incubation, advanced climate control and hatchery automation,” said Bouke Hamminga, director of sales and business development for Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies. “We are proud of the final product, a one-of-a-kind U.S. hatchery, created as a result of this collaborative new venture.”

House of Raeford currently works with more than 85 contract growers to produce more than 40 million chickens each year. The new facility, set to officially open June 22, is expected to produce more than one million birds per week.“We greatly appreciate House of Raeford’s $16 million investment to construct and operate one of the most technologically advanced hatcheries in North America right here in Aiken County,” said Will Williams, president and CEO of the Economic Development Partnership in Aiken, Edgefield and Saluda counties. “This investment will provide the county with more than $200,000 in new property tax revenue the first year of operation, and nearly $3 million in revenue for Aiken County over a 20-year period.”

Huvepharma, one of the largest animal health companies in the world, has partnered with HatchTech on an innovative long-term vaccine hatchery project.

On March 27, the DPC Marktcafé was located at HatchTech in De Klomp. Visitors were proudly welcomed to the brand new home of this supplier of incubators and more.

In the poultry processing industry, Arie Tulp is a familiar face, not only for The Netherlands, but for the whole world. For many years, he has worked for Marel Poultry in the capacity of sales and marketing director. He can therefore effortlessly explain in a few minutes how the global poultry processing market works. ‘The global demand for poultry meat continues to grow while the required resources, including personnel, cannot support this growth everywhere. More intelligent automation is therefore eminent to ensure the required growth and continuity of poultry meat production ,’ argues Arie Tulp.

Mark, you can be the first in this spot, as market leader and preferred partner of Dutch Poultry Centre.

Being the first or sticking your neck out for something, I have no problem with that. After all, at The Schippers Group, we also lead the way. 'Let's beat AMR, with HyCare' is our pay-off. Every day, we and our subsidiaries are committed to beating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We do this by striving for the highest attainable level of hygiene in animal husbandry, thereby greatly reducing the use of antibiotics. Without infection, there is no disease. And without disease, no antibiotic use.

Our conversation with Joost ter Heerdt starts almost naturally with a brief tour of HatchTech Group's new offices, on the A12 near Veenendaal. A striking building and unusual workplace, with lots of glass and high spaces. ‘That openness suits us, but it also suits the sector of today,’ Joost states.

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Jan Wolleswinkel (Dutch Poultry Centre): “Working together to remain a leading country”

On May 1, 2023, Jean-Jacques Lacaux started working as General Manager of Fancom EURL, a subsidiary of Fancom BV in Vitré, France. Jean-Jacques is well acquainted with the French agricultural sector and has a great deal of knowledge of technology and automated farm processes. This knowledge comes from 28 years of experience in various executive technical and commercial positions in international companies that are active in the livestock industry.