After graduating from Larenstein Agricultural College Dick Ziggers started his career as a technical adviser in the poultry sector for a large Dutch feed manufacturer (then CTA, now ForFarmers). During that period he also took care of the cooperative’s periodical that was sent out to its members.

The decision to become a full time journalist was made and he found a job as an editor of the market section of Agrarisch Dagblad, the unique Dutch agricultural daily.

Because his skills and experience were mainly in the poultry sector he quickly obtained a job as a journalist for the Dutch national weekly poultry magazine "Pluimveehouderij". Already taking care of the international stories for the magazine the foundation was laid for an international career and after nine years he switched to the International group within Reed Business Information to start writing for World Poultry (www.worldpoultry.net ).

Soon after the previous editor of Feed Tech left there was a opportunity to close the circle again and return to the feed industry to become editor of Feed Tech and www.AllAboutFeed.net.