Are Cage-Free Laws To Blame for High Egg Prices?
America's current spike in egg prices has quickly become one of the central public policy issues of early 2025. But while the ...
New York Post14d
Why ‘cage-free’ eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be
Virtue signaling may be in part to blame for the sky-high price of eggs across the US, with cartons fetching as much as $12 to $15 a dozen in pricey states like California and New York. The ...
Are socially distanced chickens laying more affordable eggs?
Pasture-raised hens aren’t any more immune to bird flu, and their premium eggs aren’t getting cheaper. But these prices have ...
Ahwatukee Foothills News3d
Lawmakers aim to undo cage-free hen rules
State lawmakers are moving to undo rules designed for more humane treatment of laying hens based on the claim by its sponsor ...
Oregonian29d
1 western state is suspending its cage-free egg law because of soaring prices
A Red Star hen, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, sits on eggs inside her coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill.Erin Hooley | AP LAS VEGAS — Back when egg ...
In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks
The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming ...
Farmers' Advance11d
Wortz introduces bill to halt cage-free chicken requirement
The new Senate bill, introduced in February, seeks to repeal the requirement that eggs sold in Michigan be cage-free and ...
Vital Farms: A Market Leader In The Making
Vital Farms ethically raises cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, aligning with consumer trends and state laws, making it a ...
The Boston Globe1mon
Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it.
LAS VEGAS — Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs. Now four years later ...