The people behind Pig Signals

Kees Scheepens (expert author)

Kees Scheepens grew up on a farm and has worked for many years as an

international pig vet. He is also passionate about pig breeding and has a special

preference for pork with an old-fashioned flavour. After trying many breeds,

Scheepens settled on the Berkshire. ‘My five-year goal is to have as much Duke

of Berkshire pork on the shelves as there is organic pork.’ He believes in having

respect for pigs, enjoys raising them and is a pork connoisseur. Scheepens gives

Pig Signals® presentations and runs on-farm training sessions.

Jan Hulsen (expert author)

Jan Hulsen has made a career of presenting knowledge about animals and

animal husbandry in a practical fashion. He was born and raised on a traditional

mixed farm where he grew up taking care of pigs. ‘After three years in veterinary

practice, I began to focus on knowledge transfer and consulting.’ With his

company, Vetvice, Hulsen developed the Cow Signals®  concept, which includes

books, lectures and workshops. Pig Signals®  represents an expansion of his field of activity. This book is a tangible result of this process.

Ton van Schie (publisher)

Ton van Schie grew up on a dairy farm and studied animal science at Wageningen University. After his studies, he worked in agricultural education and as an agricultural journalist. He had the ideal background to start working at Roodbont Publishers B.V. in 1999. He has been one of the company’s owners since 2010 and is mainly responsible for content production. With the help of his network of experts and his own critical perspective, he combines scientific knowledge with practical experience, text with images, theoretical information with hands-on advice and mixes this all together to create the unique content products for which Roodbont is known. He is the hub in the network of authors, reviewers, illustrators, graphic designers, and translators with only one goal: to make agricultural knowledge accessible to a large audience. You can contact Ton via tvanschie@roodbont.nl or by telephone on + 31 6 52718064.

Janneke Janssens (business developer)

Janneke Janssens is active in the agricultural publishing sector for over 20 years now, with a lot of experience and history in pig farming . As co-owner of Roodbont Publishers, she has final responsibility for business development, concept development, marketing and sales. Janneke identifies new market opportunities in all agricultural segments, as well as new markets to enter or partners to work with. She gives special attention to online knowledge transfer and online learning opportunities. If you have any questions, tips or see potential opportunities for further development, please contact Janneke at jjanssens@roodbont.nl.

Annemarie Weijland (account manager)

At Roodbont Publishers, Annemarie Weijland is responsible for sales. Annemarie has extensive experience in international agriculture and the world of publishing. Drawing on this experience, she will be happy to help you with any questions about the commercial options of our Signals concept. You can contact Annemarie via aweijland@roodbont.nl or by telephone on + 31 6 29299094.

Christel Lubbers (publishing coordinator)

Christel Lubbers is truly multi-talented when it comes to publishing high-quality knowledge products. With extensive experience in all facets of project coordination, Christel has an indispensable role at Roodbont Publishers. She is tasked with publishing and distributing all the relevant knowledge at the right time and to the right people. Christel coordinates the production process of the content and manages the Online Study Centre. If you have any questions about these aspects, please contact Christel at clubbers@roodbont.nl.