The piglets at Thijberg Agrar are growing fast with milk and a pre-starter. Photos: Mark Pasveer
The Dutch couple Sarah van den Berg and Dirk Thijssen have owned a sow farm in Eastern Germany since mid 2023. Their start has been great with many more piglets and much more profit than they had dreamt of. Spacious, that is the right description of Thijberg Agrar, acquired by the Dutch couple Sarah van den Berg and Dirk Thijssen in 2023. The farm, in Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt state, Germany, is home to 600 sows. The previous owners of the farm renovated it 12 years ago – and opted for that s
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