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Noble Foods expanding UK Happy Egg Co. plant

Under plan, facility will expand by more than 10,600 square feet

December 11, 2018

Noble Foods has intends to expand its Happy Egg Co. plant in Lincolnshire, U.K.

Bill seeks delay of Michigan cage-free law effective date

Under new legislation approved by Michigan House and Senate, cage-free egg law would not take effect until 2025

December 10, 2018

The Michigan House of Representatives by a 79-29 vote has approved legislation that would postpone the effective date of a previously passed law that would require that all eggs produced in the state come from cage-free laying systems.

Former American Egg Board president dies

Louis B. Raffel, 85, served AEB for 30 years

December 10, 2018

Ann Reus

Louis B. Raffel, 85, former president of the American Egg Board (AEB), died on December 7, 2018.

Rose Acre Farms obtains Arizona air quality permit

Egg company meets all applicable state and federal requirements, agency states

December 7, 2018

A Class II Air Quality Permit for Rose Acre Farms has been approved The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for Rose Acre’s Lone Cactus Egg Farm and Feed Terminal, in La Paz County, Arizona.

Increase consumer egg demand with a three-pronged approach

US per capita egg consumption is forecast to exceed 280 eggs in 2019, and nutrition research, consumer outreach and market development all play a role in consumption growth.

December 5, 2018

Jerry Dreyer

U.S. egg consumption is forecast by the USDA ERS to reach its highest level since 1974.