Today we visited the poultry farm in Waddinxveen where yesterday morning a big fire broke out and 60,000 laying hens were killed. One of our inspectors is a specialist on barn-fires and in 2010 had conducted her thesis on the cause of barn … [Read more...]
01.04.2016 EonA workshop for dairy-industry players
On April 1st 2016 Eyes on Animals organized the workshop "From Good to Better: Small and big steps to improve a dairy farms' vitality". The purpose of the workshop was to connect people with each other and to inspire them with ideas to make … [Read more...]
25.01.2016 Visit to a calf-fattening farm using foster-mother cows, NL
Today an Eyes on Animals team visited a calf-fattening farm belonging to Jacob Beeker, in the Netherlands. Jacob runs a very unique and special farm. He buys the unwanted male jersey calves from an organic dairy farm. Small male calves are … [Read more...]
27.10.2015 Visit Hy-Care pig production unit MS Schippers Bladel
Today we have visited a Hy-Care pig production unit in Bladel. Hy-Care stands for hygiene and care, which are the two focal points for the ultramodern pig farm. On the farm, which is still in a prototype phase, pigs live in plastic … [Read more...]
14.10.2015 Visit of an organic hatchery, poultry farm and a small slaughterhouse
Today we were on the road with biodynamic eggfarmer Joost Slingenbergh. Joost wants to also raise broiler chickens in the near future. But first he is investigating where to buy the broiler chicks, and which slaughterhouse to send them to. … [Read more...]
22.09.2015 Meeting with a group of farmers from CONO Beemster cheese
Yesterday, a team of EonA was invited to a meeting of dairy farmers who supply their milk to Cono, that uses the milk to make Beemster Cheese. For Cono the well-being of the cows have a very high priority. For example, 95% of the cows are … [Read more...]
09.06.2015 EonA brings Marqt supermarket to Zonnehoeve dairy farm, NL
Eyes on Animals team visited Zonnehoeve dairy farm today together with Marqt, the Dutch "fair" supermarket chain. We brought Marqt and the Zonnehoeve dairy farmer together to see about the possibilities of selling the Zonnehoeve milk in … [Read more...]
10.05.2015 EonA visit Frank and Frij free-range pig farm, NL
Diana Saaman left the big city of Rotterdam 15 years ago to start a small pig farm "Frank and Frij" where she could produce meat from pigs that were not confined in dark and boring environments as often found on factory farms. Tired of … [Read more...]
03.03.2015 Meeting with Cono dairy cooperation, NL
This morning a team from Eyes on Animals met with Cono in North Holland. Cono is a Dutch cooperation made up of 475 dairy farmers whereby more than 95% of the members' cows have access to pasture (outdoor grazing). We asked for this meeting … [Read more...]
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