Bles Dairies’ consultancy discipline, The Friesian, outsourced Wytze Heida to the Netherlands Development Organisation SNV in order to lead their Kenyan Market-led Dairy Program (KMDP) in North Rift, Kenya. A successful program whereby Wytze provides management...
On behalf of an international dairy company Ben Braakman and Anne Terpstra were in Vietnam from June 25th till July 9th to conduct a (practical) training in modern farm management. Advisors and extension trainers from the dairy company participated and showed a lot of...
An internship at Bles Dairies doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sit at the office in Leeuwarden. Jos and Jelle, two Dutch students from CAH Dronten, follow their six weeks internship in Eldoret, Kenya. They support medium-sized farms to increase milk production and...
Since last Friday our cows have free choice to go outside. The cow’s free choice is central in our vision. It took some getting used to, but their curiosity prevailed… They really enjoyed the optimal freedom of movement and the windy weather! Click here for a video of...
At the invitation of the Rabobank, 80 foreign dairy farmers visited The Netherlands last week. The farmers are full of praise about the Dutch dairy farmers and in their opinion there is a lack of efficiency and knowledge in their own countries. One of the farmers,...
To be informed on the latest technologies in dairy farming, two experts of The Friesian participated in an international three days conference on Precision Dairy Farming, held in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Over 350 experts and scientists from more than 20 countries...
On behalf of a major international dairy company, The Friesian will be engaged in a dairy development program in order to increase milk production at local dairy farms in Nigeria. The main focus is on the introduction of local bred Fulani/HF crossbreds and improvement...
On behalf of the Dutch Government, The Friesian is conducting a quick scan on the dairy sector in Sudan. The first visit in March was targeted at the region around Khartoum. A second visit was made recently to explore the dairy farming sector in Eastern...
One of The Friesian specialists visited Greece last week in the context of one of our leading projects. This project, commissioned by a major milk processor in Greece, aims to optimize the farmers results and to increase the milk flow to the factory. This interesting...
Last three days our expert Anne trained a delegation from Solve Agri Pak Pakistan at Dairy Training Centre in Oenkerk. The training courses were focused on: breeding/bull selection, cow signals, young stock rearing and fertility. We want to thank all participants for...
This week a Russian journalist visited us. In collaboration with our partner DTC we’ve put together an interesting program for her. Highlights of these days were: opening of Dairy Campus, Dairy Training Centre, a guided tour at a cheese factory and of course Bles...
From Thursday the 26th until Saturday the 28th of May 2016 Dairy Campus will have open house. Three days of celebration and inspiration with the theme: ‘Dairy is the future’. As sponsor of this event we would like to invite you all. From 9.30 – 15.30 hr you are more...