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By: Mary Auth
April 7th, 2021

Plan ahead for April 30 – National Arbor Day – plant a tree and gain the benefits that trees offer for livestock facilities – especially poultry facilities.

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By: Kathleen Lonergan Erickson
February 17th, 2021

Light management is an integral part of raising laying hens. In fact, it is of essential importance to all types of chickens. With a growth in the rate producers are switching to cage-free housing, attention to lighting has gained interest.

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By: Mary Auth
February 10th, 2021

For the first time, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, are organized by chapters that reflect every life stage. The edition also emphasizes that it is never too early or too late to eat healthily.

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By: Mary Auth
February 3rd, 2021

In the January 2021 issue of WATT Global Media’s Egg Industry publication, their annual survey results were announced.

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By: Kathleen Lonergan Erickson
January 6th, 2021

As we welcome in 2021, we find the U.S. egg industry approximately five years into a ten-year transition toward cage-free egg production. Already, one-quarter of the U.S. laying hen flock has been transitioned to cage-free housing. But there is so much more to do.

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By: Kathleen Lonergan Erickson
December 23rd, 2020

Are you wrapping those Christmas gifts? How about your "egg-stra" special gifts? Maybe it's a clever kitchen gadget – the kind that helps you make the perfect muffin-ready breakfast egg.

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By: Mary Auth
December 9th, 2020

Watch the orange line. Just looking at the chart below, you can easily see when the major holidays are throughout the year – at least those holidays that involve baking and decorating with eggs.

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By: Mary Auth
December 2nd, 2020

If things go well, there will be a new egg-derived nasal drop that could offer short-term protection against COVID-19. Phase One trials began in October in Perth, Australia – along with a network of academic institutions centered at Stanford University in California – and are expected to conclude this month.