Reaching the limits of expansion for German broiler farmer

The broiler and beef cattle farm of Andreas Fleer has grown extensively over the last 20 years to 360,000 broiler places, with 1,00 bulls and 400 rearing bull calves. Meanwhile, the farmer has invested in saving energy, and modernisation. Optimising the existing operation is key as it will be very difficult, or even impossible, to expand at the current location. Andreas Fleer took over his parents’ company in the German town of Wietmarchen in phases. First, 50% of the beef bull operation wa