Arne Mathiesen, Odder Maskinstation - Successful together

In the small Danish town of Odder, near Aarhus in eastern Jutland, Arne Mathiesen, his wife Karen Margrethe, his children and up to 20 freelance staff run a highly successful contracting company called Maskinstation Odder. Straw harvesting and trading is a particularly profitable line of business for Maskinstation. “Every year we export around 5,000-6,000 tonnes of square straw bales to Germany and the Netherlands,” explains Arne. “We use nine high-capacity balers for that, six of which are currently BiG Pack big balers from Krone.