Insights and Stories on Layer Hens

‘Shocking’ farm videos barred at egg-price antitrust trial in Chicago

Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:34 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. judge has barred Kraft, Kellogg and other major food producers from showing what the court called “shocking” and “heart-wrenching” videos of conditions inside certain hen houses at an upcoming antitrust trial against egg producers and marketers. In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger […]

International joint venture buys Prairie layer hatchery

Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:00 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Major grocers pledge cage-free eggs by 2025

Mar. 18, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Staff

Egg farmers to phase out cage housing over 20 years

Feb. 5, 2016 at 3:48 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:41 pm CST

By Reuters

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

Dec. 22, 2015 at 5:13 pm CST

New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company to go cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. The world’s largest food maker said it uses about 20 […]

By Anjali Athavaley

McDonald’s cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers

Sep. 22, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

Reuters — This month’s pledge by McDonald’s Corp. to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs. The ban, which follows similar moves by Burger King and food services company Sodexo, carries higher costs that may, at […]

By Rod Nickel Tom Polansek