Food Summit Calls Out for More Ag Investment
ROME, ITALY – The Summit on soaring food prices, convened by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration calling on the international community to increase assistance for developing countries,...

Aviagen Strengthens Team Italia
ITALY - Aviagen are pleased to announce the appointment of Lorenzo Rossi as Technical Service Manager for Italy, reporting to Claudio Ambrogio, General Manager, Aviagen Italia.

Aviagen Italia Host Successful Technical Seminar
ITALY - Aviagen recently held a three day workshop for their entire European Technical Team at Lake Orta, near Milan in Italy. Over thirty members of staff from Aviagen’s European operations attended the event and discussed topics such as Managing...

Bird Flu Flares Up Around the Globe
ROME, ITALY – Recent avian influenza outbreaks in 15 countries demonstrate that the H5N1 virus remains a global threat and requires close monitoring and strong control efforts, FAO said today.

Grandparent Italia Delivered 1st Hubbard U-Y Parent Stock
ITALY - Grandparent Italia, exclusive distributor of the Hubbard U-Y PS in Italy, delivered the first flock of U-Y PS from their own hatchery on the 27th of November.

"New Agriculture” Needs New FAO
ROME - Agriculture will play a crucial role in the key issues facing humanity this century, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said today. “I should like to see the new agriculture aligned with a new FAO”.

Aviagen Italia Debut at Forli
ITALY - Aviagen Italia was proud to make their debut at the 45th Fieravicola Poultry Show which was recently held at the Forli Exhibition Centre in Italy.

US Announces Boost For FAO’s Bird Flu Programme
ROME - The United States will support FAO’s avian influenza control and prevention programme with an additional US$38 million, FAO announced today. The United States is one of the biggest donors to the agency’s programme.

Shifts In Global Meat Production Brings Disease
ROME - Livestock producers should invest more in biosecurity and disease monitoring

Hubbard Signs Contract For Ultra Yield GP In Italy
ITALY - Hubbard has signed a distribution agreement with “Azienda Agricola Dal Verme” in Italy.

Codex adopts new food hygiene standards keep chicken, eggs safe
ROME - A U.N. food commission has revised hygiene rules for eggs and egg products in a bid to prevent diseases, and planned to develop more guidelines for making bacterial contamination in chicken less frequent.

Growing bio-fuel demand underpinning higher agriculture prices
ROME - Increased demand for bio-fuels is causing fundamental changes to agricultural markets that could drive up world prices for many farm products, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO.

Aviagen Group Establishes Italian Company
ITALY - Aviagen Group, the world’s leading poultry breeding company has announced the addition of a new company to the Group, Aviagen Italia srl. The move underlines the company’s commitment to the Italian marketplace and its growing customer-base. ...

Combining poultry vaccination with other disease control measures to combat H5N1
VERONA - A report from the the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)International conference in Verona, reviewing vaccination methods.