A five-year research grant focusing on how hens perceive and perform in cage-free environments has been approved for US$1 million.

The U.S. egg industry is looking towards California and Massachusetts, who already have 100% cage-free laws implemented, for insight concerning state mandates.

Health solution company CVS Health has reduced the length of its 100% cage-free pledge by two years.

While producers know that mislaid eggs are bound to happen, the question of how to properly handle them remains open-ended.

What the egg industry does and doesn’t know about cage-free production was the focus of Dr. Janice Swanson speaking at the 2022 MPF Convention in Minneapolis.

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. recently announced US$82 million for capital projects to expand its U.S. cage-free production capacity in Delta, Utah, and Guthrie, Kentucky.

What the egg industry does and doesn’t know about cage-free production was the focus of Dr. Janice Swanson at the 2022 MPF Convention in Minneapolis.

U.S. egg producer Herbruck’s Poultry Farm is on track to be completely cage-free by 2024.

Travel restrictions have prevented cage-free egg producers from accessing coaching. However, a solution to this was presented by Erika Prewitt, Big Dutchman aviary system specialist at the Midwest Poultry Federation (MPF) Convention.

Missouri could be the next state to be targeted for a ballot initiative to end the use of cages in egg production, attorney Peter Ruddell says.