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European Pig Producers

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The European Pig Producers (EPP) is a network of leading pig producers for the exchange of experience and knowledge.

Pig producers in Europe live in a political and economic union. Therefore it is becoming more and more important to think on a European scale and focus on global tendencies. For this reason EPP was founded in 1990 in Herning, Denmark. The aim of the club is to disseminate and establish the European idea.

The president of the EPP is Dutch sow farmer Gert van Beek. The vice president of the club is German piglet producer and pig farmer Michael Riedl. 

 

Exchange of experience and information across national borders

EPP is a European network of farmers, advisers and researchers. Practical pig farmers feel a strong need to exchange experiences. But they have few opportunities to meet their international colleagues. EPP is an appropriate platform for the exchange of information.

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Tasks and aims

EPP’s tasks and aims are intended to improve co-operation and contacts between members and the support of agriculture in the pig production sector.

To encourage the exchange of information and technical knowledge concerning European pig farming, including the breeding, welfare and management of pigs.

To promote and assist members in the regional and social aspects of pig production.

To form a network of producers and organisations involved in European pig production.

To promote European pig production within a framework of committees, events and exhibitions, in conjunction with the German Agricultural Society (DLG).

As pig producers, we are the backbone of the meat industry and provide millions of people in Europe and around the world with a vital source of protein.

Gert van Beek, President of the European Pig Producers (EPP) , EPP Congress 2023 in Seville

Save the date:

EPP Congress 2026 

20 to 22  May 2026 |  Poznań, Poland 

How to contact us:

President

Gert van Beek
epp@DLG.org

Vice President

Michael Riedl
epp@DLG.org

[Translate to English:] Portraitbild Sven Häuser

Head Office

EUROPEAN PIG PRODUCERS
c/o German Agricultural Society (DLG)
Sven Häuser
Eschborner Landstraße 122
60489 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Tel.: +49 69 24788-325 
epp@DLG.org