Taking the Helm in Italy
ITALY - Gian Giacomo Grandi (1958) has taken the helm of TOPIGS Italian subsidiary HBI.

Gian Giacomo Grandi New Manager Italian TOPIGS Company HBI
ITALY - TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Gian Giacomo Grandi (1958) as manager for HBI, with effect from 1 January 2008. HBI is the Italian subsidiary of TOPIGS.

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

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.

New Nucleus For Parma-Boars In Italy
ITALY - TOPIGS in Italy has completed stocking its new nucleus unit for sire line production in Reggio newll Emilia. The boars here are specially bred for Italy's world-famous Parma ham production.