A dairy farm heading for rapid growth in Germany

Frank, Mirco and Dennis Heilemann are heading for rapid growth in Rotenburg, Germany. In 2015, they built new housing for 750 cows and expanded by 450 cows. The expansion of the cubicle barn by another 300 places started in April 2023, and the number of cows producing milk will increase to over 1,000. In the lead-up to the expansion by 300 cows, the Heilemanns “quickly” invested in calf-rearing at the end of 2022. New German regulations, in force since 1 January 2023, state that calves mu