Management issues with cage-free layers were examined by Dr. Darrin Karcher at the 2022 Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference.

The details of the cage-free economic concern were the focus of Maro Ibarburu’s presentation at the 2022 Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference.

The recent avian influenza outbreak could help smaller egg producers make the decision to convert to cage-free housing or go out of business.

Eighty-eight percent of the global cage-free commitments that had a 2021 deadline or earlier have been met.

The transition to cage-free housing has led to the growing incidence of keel bone fractures, which has been attributed to perch design.

Pharmacy and grocer chain Walgreens announced a reduction in its 100% cage-free egg commitment timeline.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Open Philanthropy launched a new funding program to provide $6 million of support to research projects that develop scalable solutions to reduce keel bone damage in layer hens.

Steve King’s days as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives may be over, but his desire to prevent one state from regulating the way eggs, pork and other agricultural goods are produced elsewhere in the United States remains as strong as ever.

A large portion of family-owned egg farms that are still in business today could potentially be out of business in the next five years due to U.S. layer housing laws.

Ten U.S. states have committed to housing hens and producing eggs under the United Egg Producer's cage-free guidelines.