free range chickens

A proposed bill in Salem would impose a moratorium on new mega farms in Oregon.  Lawmakers are considering two amendments to either pause new licensing of all factory farms for eight years, or only the largest poultry farms for two years.  Lucy Go...

An abundance of inexpensive, conventionally produced eggs is depressing demand for higher priced cage-free eggs.   A new report by CoBank says egg production, conventual and cage-free, has surged since the 2015 avian flu outbreak. Mor...

As more companies pledge to source eggs from cage-free hens, research shows consumers are backing away from the higher priced products. According to Marketplace’s website despite the wave of companies going cage-free, the premium-priced eggs are not selling well.  The slug...