Family estate with deep roots in Western Jutland

History and Tradition

Kølhede is a family-owned business where the estate has played a role in the local community dating back to 1556. Since 1983, the farm has been engaged in pig production. In 2020, Morten Poulsen took over operations as part of a generational transition. The transition between generations is not just about ensuring the company’s continued operation, but also about passing on knowledge, experience, and responsibility from one generation to the next.

Generational Transition and Responsibility

When older farmers retire, younger generations take over and continue the traditions by purchasing the properties and maintaining operations. This process ensures that experience and knowledge are passed on, and that there is respect for the work invested over the years. It is an important part of preserving and developing Danish agriculture, where new ideas and modern methods go hand in hand with strong traditions.

Morten Poulsen, Kølhede

Sustainable Operations with Care

At Kølhede, we focus on ensuring sustainable operation of our farm. Through strong family values and a shared passion for agriculture, we work every day to create responsibly produced food. Production is carried out with consideration for people, animals, and the environment, so that both current and future generations can benefit from a living farm.

Daily Life on the Farm

We take special pleasure in working with nature and watching things grow. It’s part of everyday life to sow grain, watch potatoes sprout, and monitor the harvest as it approaches. The same applies to our pig breeding. The sense of creating something biological is a driving force that has followed the family through generations.

1556

The property was built.

1864

The farmhouse burned down and was rebuilt.

1878

The local independent school, Bøvling Friskole, starts in the farmhouse, later establishing itself in town.

1878

Former farm owner builds new facilities for Bøvling Friskole and builds Bøvling Valgmenighedskirke.

1981

Morten Poulsen’s parents take over the farm. Morten Poulsen is born on the farm.

1983

Establishment of pig farming.

1995

Establishment of potato farming.

2020

Morten Poulsen takes over Kølhede.

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