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Re-discovering the basics for powering progress

Farmers, breeders, butchers and feed professionals together under one roof – that was the unique collaboration that the Turkey Academy in Poland provided. It was the first collaboration of its kind, enabling participating parties to share insights about business opportunities and challenges. Now, with new regulations under way, turkey farmers are under more pressure than ever. To help them, De Heus is exploring how to bring insights from the Academy into the spotlight.

Helping farmers in South Africa reduce their use of antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to human and animal health. De Heus is committed to not only eliminating antibiotics from its feed by 2030, but also to helping farmers reduce their use of antibiotics as a preventive measure against disease. The EU has already introduced regulations restricting the routine use of antibiotics in agriculture, but in countries like South Africa, legislation governing antibiotics is still lenient. As a result, administering antibiotics to animals is an everyday practice on South African farms.

Supporting a nation on the road to self-sufficiency

In his 3 years working as export manager at Koudijs, Mark Hop had seen the needs of his customers and the market in Ivory Coast change more and more. Another thing he’d noticed was the government’s shift in focus to self-sufficiency in animal proteins. That meant tremendous opportunities for people engaged in agriculture. “Especially for livestock farmers to grow their businesses and for arable farmers to produce raw materials for feed production.”

Management Traineeship

De Heus expands production capacity into Belgium and France with the acquisition of Voeders Huys

De Heus Animal Nutrition announces the acquisition of Voeders Huys, a well-established Belgian feed producer with production sites in Bruges (Belgium) and Northern France. This strategic move strengthens De Heus’ position in Western Europe, a key region where the company has already experienced significant commercial growth and will now also produce locally.

First modern slaughterhouse in Myanmar starts production

At De Heus we contribute towards the sustainable availability and accessibility of safe and healthy food worldwide. We work together with customers and chain partners on a sustainable supply chain from raw material to food all over the world.

De Heus takes over poultry slaughterhouses Van Miert

Royal De Heus has signed the conditional agreement for the complete acquisition of the poultry slaughter houses from Van Miert Breukelen and Mieki Hunsel recently. With two production sites and a total slaughter capacity of 850,000 chicks per week, Van Miert has a strong market position. With this step, the slaughter capacity in the Netherlands remains guaranteed. The proposed acquisition has yet to be approved by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).

From tie stall to cubicle stable with a milking robot

Learn how Dutch Farmer Van de Kamp-Vliek grew from tie stall to cubicle stable with a milking robot. And how technical solutions can benefit your business too.

Taking responsibility for future generations

Feeding a growing world population responsibly and sustainably comes with many challenges. Challenges we can only solve by finding collective and inclusive solutions.

Wesley Dearham – Health and Safety Officer

From 600 tons a year to 6.000 tons a year, it’s almost unbelievable, but Wesley was a witness from the beginning. While De Heus Kleinberg was just a Mill with a workplace. Not only the company grew. Also the career of Wesley changed. He started as assistant in the engineering and promoted to a Health and Safety Officer.