Hubbard Get a New Technical Manager
FRANCE - Hubbard S.A.S. is very pleased to announce that Jacky Michard has joined the Hubbard technical team in April 2008.

French Abatoirs Deemed Scandalous
FRANCE - It has been reported that almost half of the slaughterhouses in France fail to conform to European standards of hygiene, as per a memorandum from the Directorate General of Food (DGAL).

French Farming Dialogue
FRANCE - The French farm minister Michel Barnier is encouraging fellow citizens to discuss where their food comes from on a new Website  parlons agricuture.

DUC Returns to Profit
FRANCE - French integrated poultry company DUC has seen a sharp turn around in fortunes over the last year recording a profit of €4.8 million compared to a loss of € 2.9 in 2006.

Terrena Buys into Unicopa Poultry Capacity
Giant French agricultural co-operative Terrena is to acquire the bulk of Unicopa's fresh poultry processing capacity.

French Debate National Animal Welfare
FRANCE - French farm minister Michel Barnier has nominated three working group chairmen for France's national animal welfare plan Animals et société.

Poultry Recovery Slows in France
FRANCE - French agricultural statistics agency Agreste has just published poultry production figures covering calendar year 2007: the national flock for poultrymeat marked a 9.8 per cent recovery from the avian flu crisis two years ago, although this...

OIE Sees a Future of Biotechnology
PARIS – Recombinant vaccines, nanotechnology and metagenomics: these terms from the realm of biotechnology are not well known today but could well be a part of our everyday language tomorrow.

“Filières Avicoles” Reports About Major Project in France
FRANCE - The idea for the project came up in the year 2003 - and today, only four years later, the dream is complete. Now 26 and 27-year-old layer farmers Mickaël and David Joubier from Taupont in Brittany recently inaugurated their newly built farm for...

Botulism in Duck Foie Gras
FRANCE - French authorities are investigating a case of botulism contamination in a batch of Foie Gras.

Pricey Poultry
FRANCE - The French "poulet de Bresse'' is celebrating 50 years of being officially the most pampered chicken in France and also one of the most expensive in the world.

Hubbard SAS Introduces One Phone Number for Their Different Sites in France
FRANCE - In the continuous process of better servicing their customers, Hubbard SAS has introduced a unique phone number for their different sites in France.

New House For 50.000 Pullets Bound For Laying Aviaries
FRANCE - Eggs from layers kept in alternative layer systems are on the rise in France.

Hubbard appoints Dr. James Bentley as Nutritional Consultant
FRANCE - Hubbard is very pleased to announce that Dr. James Bentley will act as Nutritional Consultant for Hubbard SAS. Dr. Bentley holds a PhD in Animal Science from Reading University where he studied under Dr. Trevor Morris and a BSc in Agriculture...

Turkey business to close
FRANCE - French turkey specialist, Dindes des pays du Nord, has been put into liquidation.