While DeWeerdt Poultry Farm’s construction plans are progressing, its apparent that the new legislation has forced owner Steve DeWeerdt to face challenges along the way.

Braswell Farm’s fourth-generation president, Trey Braswell, discussed how the North Carolina based company has navigated cage-free legislation and what some of the biggest challenges are for egg producers today.

Egg Industry Insight completed another survey with five equipment manufacturers to find out how they have adapted to keep up with the cage-free demand.

Cage-free conversions and how they will affect the industry was a common theme discussed throughout the year. 

Senate Bill 174 has forced Michigan egg producers, like DeWeerdt Poultry Farm and Zoet Poultry Farm, to decide: convert to cage-free production or go out of business.

Executives from Cal-Maine Foods presented at the Stephens 2021 Annual Investment Conference on December 2 and discussed the company’s financial results and the uncertain market situation facing all U.S. egg producers.

The China Chain Store and Franchise Operation (CCFA) set the country’s standard for the production, distribution, and sale of cage-free eggs in late October of this year.

Northwest Farms and Proterra Investment Partners have acquired the operations and assets of Willamette Egg Farms in the Pacific Northwest from Michael Foods, a subsidiary of Post Holdings.

Compassion in World Farming released its updated 2021 EggTrack Report on November 17.

Colin Usher presented a robotic technology to reduce labor and potential contamination opportunities in broiler breeder and cage-free table egg layer houses.