Top 10 stories from 2016 IPPE

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February 5, 2016

Trent Loos, a Nebraska rancher, told IPPE attendees that agriculture has to find a balance between public perceptions and reality. | Bruce Plantz

Trent Loos, a Nebraska rancher, told IPPE attendees that agriculture has to find a balance between public perceptions and reality. | Bruce Plantz

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Read the Top 10 most popular stories from the 2016 IPPE on www.WATTAgNet.com.

Consumer misconceptions dangerous for American agriculture

Laying hen housing systems: It's about trade-offs

Panel discusses impact of antibiotic-free demands on poultry production

3 economic projections for the poultry market in 2016

Make feed a part of your avian flu biosecurity program

Vitamins play key role in animal health, productivity

Bell & Evans adding humane hatchery in Pennsylvania

Almost half of chickens in US not fed antibiotics

How egg industry can better battle avian flu in 2016

GFSI: What the animal feed industry needs to know

Eastman, Sealed Air Compostable Protein Trays

Eastman, Sealed Air compostable protein trays

Chore Time Nipple Drinkers

Chore-Time nipple drinkers

Cage-free pullet welfare unaffected by stocking density

When challenged with high stocking density and tight feeder space, cage-free pullets show no signs of stress.

UK egg producer gains GBP1.9m to grow free-range production

Nafferton Wold Farms Ltd. is expanding its free-range egg production capacity by approximately 50%.

White Layer Free Range

Avian Influenza

Michigan loses more than 2 million more hens to avian flu

The presence of the virus has been confirmed in two Ionia County flocks in April.

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Net sales continue to decline for Cal-Maine in fiscal 2024

Despite achieving record volumes in Q3 of fiscal 2024, the U.S. egg producer has reported a 29.4% decrease in net sales due to the difference in egg prices over the last two years.

Egg Case In Grocery Store

Avian Influenza

Nearly 2 million layers lost to avian flu in Michigan

While Michigan recently had a dairy herd infected with HPAI, this is the state’s first confirmed case in commercial poultry flock of 2024.

Avian Flu Notebook

Avian Influenza

Avian flu strikes Cal-Maine egg operation in Texas Panhandle

After seven dairy farms in Texas are hit by avian influenza, the virus claims nearly 2 million chickens in the state.

Easter Egg Roll uses EGGucation theme for third year running

The event, hosted by President Biden and the First Lady, features thousands of shell eggs and activities for children and adults to participate in.

Nutrition & Feed

Phytogenics safe to feed layers, pullets for gut health

Validation study reveals feed additive have no negative impact on performance or egg quality.

Laying Hens Eating

Half of Hillandale Maine farm for sale, rezoning requested

The U.S. egg producer hopes to sell approximately 700 acres of the farm and have it rezoned for alternate use by the buyer.

Layer Chicken Eating

US retail egg prices start to climb in 2024

Shell egg prices were up in February 2024, compared to where they were in February 2023.

Cal-Maine Foods completes purchase of Tyson Dexter plant

Tyson originally announced the closure of the Dexter plant in August 2023, along with three more of its processing facilities.

Merger Business Handshake

Latin America Poultry at a Glance

5 challenges facing the global egg industry

Egg production has had a tremendous improvement in the past 30 years, but it still faces many other issues that need to be tackled.

Brown Eggs With Continents

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