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We are pleased to inform you that as of January 1st  2020, Jurjen Boerrigter will be joining Bles Dairies as Managing Director. With this appointment, Henk Bles hands over his current position. As Managing Director Jurjen will be responsible for the growth and development and execution of the company’s strategy. From our head office in Leeuwarden, he will manage our activities in Livestock, Genetics and Consultancy. From January 1st 2020, owner Henk Bles will focus on the development of Bles Dairies. In addition, he remains available to support the organization where necessary. About Jurjen Boerrigter Jurjen started his successful career ...

We are pleased to inform you that as of January 1st  2020, Jurjen Boerrigter will be joining Bles Dairies as Managing Director. With this appointment, Henk Bles hands over his current position. As Managing Director Jurjen will be responsible for the growth and development and execution of the company’s strategy. From our head office in Leeuwarden, he will manage our activities in Livestock, Genetics and Consultancy. From January 1st 2020, owner Henk Bles will focus on the development of Bles Dairies. In addition, he remains available to support the organization where necessary. About Jurjen Boerrigter Jurjen started his successful career ...

Within the Pearl Dairy Development Programme (DDP) at Mbarara, Uganda, Bles Dairies Consultants have trained over the last ten weeks, 24 young Ugandan graduates to become Dairy Farm Advisors (DDEs). The training programme consisted of a mix of classroom training, group assignments, field visits and four weeks traineeship at a lead farm. After the training period, the DDEs had to select ten local dairy farmers who are interested in getting hands-on technical assistance and support from the DDEs. In order to be able to visit these farmers and work on their data collection, every DDE received a motorbike, a tablet ...

Within the Pearl Dairy Development Programme (DDP) at Mbarara, Uganda, Bles Dairies Consultants have trained over the last ten weeks, 24 young Ugandan graduates to become Dairy Farm Advisors (DDEs). The training programme consisted of a mix of classroom training, group assignments, field visits and four weeks traineeship at a lead farm. After the training period, the DDEs had to select ten local dairy farmers who are interested in getting hands-on technical assistance and support from the DDEs. In order to be able to visit these farmers and work on their data collection, every DDE received a motorbike, a tablet ...

Bles Dairies Consultancy is engaged in the implementation of a Dairy Development project for the leading milk processing plant in Nigeria. The goal of the project is to train a selected number of Nigerian master-farmers and project & extension staff. A group of nine persons have visited Western Uganda for an eight day training program during which classroom training was combined with many field visits and meetings with Ugandan dairy farmers who are engaged in the Pearl Dairy Development program. As Uganda is on the brink of development, the visit was a good example for the Nigerian team to see ...

Bles Dairies Consultancy is engaged in the implementation of a Dairy Development project for the leading milk processing plant in Nigeria. The goal of the project is to train a selected number of Nigerian master-farmers and project & extension staff. A group of nine persons have visited Western Uganda for an eight day training program during which classroom training was combined with many field visits and meetings with Ugandan dairy farmers who are engaged in the Pearl Dairy Development program. As Uganda is on the brink of development, the visit was a good example for the Nigerian team to see ...

Managing Director Henk Bles was interviewed by Holstein International, read the entire article here. A keen eye for development in the dairy industry: That is one of the most prominent core qualities of the Dutch company Bles Dairies. With lots of passion and driven by a rich family tradition, founder Henk Bles, together with his employees, contributes internationally in a variety of ways to the dairy industry. ‘Wherever in the world cows are being milked, I feel at home.’ We meet Henk Bles at Bles Dairies Farm in Broek, a village in the waterabundant south western part of the province ...

Managing Director Henk Bles was interviewed by Holstein International, read the entire article here. A keen eye for development in the dairy industry: That is one of the most prominent core qualities of the Dutch company Bles Dairies. With lots of passion and driven by a rich family tradition, founder Henk Bles, together with his employees, contributes internationally in a variety of ways to the dairy industry. ‘Wherever in the world cows are being milked, I feel at home.’ We meet Henk Bles at Bles Dairies Farm in Broek, a village in the waterabundant south western part of the province ...

Bles Dairies Genetics aims to improve the herds from farmers worldwide. This means, not only the provision of good quality bull semen, but also support, consultancy and trainings on reproduction related matters. The experienced consultants from Bles Dairies Genetics provide those trainings on several topics, such as artificial insemination. AI courses in the Netherlands Since five years, Bles Dairies Genetics works together with the Finnish distributor of Semex to exchange knowledge on the subject of genetics. Sari Alhainen from Semex Finland explains ‘Our clients were anxious to be able to do their own AI, but the possibilities in Finland were ...

Bles Dairies Genetics aims to improve the herds from farmers worldwide. This means, not only the provision of good quality bull semen, but also support, consultancy and trainings on reproduction related matters. The experienced consultants from Bles Dairies Genetics provide those trainings on several topics, such as artificial insemination. AI courses in the Netherlands Since five years, Bles Dairies Genetics works together with the Finnish distributor of Semex to exchange knowledge on the subject of genetics. Sari Alhainen from Semex Finland explains ‘Our clients were anxious to be able to do their own AI, but the possibilities in Finland were ...

Proud to be a dairy farmer In the Netherlands there is a huge discussion around nitrogen and CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, we see that the agricultural sector is wrongly being depicted as the main cause for the surplus of these emissions. How can it be that this sector is so heavily charged with these problems? While efforts in the agricultural sector have already produced many improvements, we see that other sectors, such as transport, industries and households, have only increased their emissions over the last decades. Agriculture is being hit disproportionately. #trotsopdeboer The Netherlands is frontrunner within the global agricultural sector ...

Proud to be a dairy farmer In the Netherlands there is a huge discussion around nitrogen and CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, we see that the agricultural sector is wrongly being depicted as the main cause for the surplus of these emissions. How can it be that this sector is so heavily charged with these problems? While efforts in the agricultural sector have already produced many improvements, we see that other sectors, such as transport, industries and households, have only increased their emissions over the last decades. Agriculture is being hit disproportionately. #trotsopdeboer The Netherlands is frontrunner within the global agricultural sector ...