Millions of male chicks are killed, needlessly, every year. The tech sector is ready to act, but is the egg sector ready to change?

Can Silicon Valley Save These Chicks?

Last year, the DOJ exposed a price- and wage-fixing conspiracy by some of the largest U.S. poultry producers that they said “harmed a generation.” Will the government follow through on holding them accountable?

Big Poultry’s Anticompetitive Practices Come Home to Roost

And what’s been driving them up in the first place — Inflation? Disease? Supply and demand? Price gouging? Yes.

Where Will Egg Prices Go in 2023?

Farmers have been feeding food scraps to poultry for centuries as a way to reduce costs and waste — but a new study shows the practice could also improve gastrointestinal health.

Upcycling Apple Waste Could Give Chickens a Gut Health Boost

Trimming rail staff and service in the name of profit is leaving poultry producers in a lurch.

Playing Chicken With Farm Feed

After years of inaction — and outside pressure — the agency is proposing sweeping new changes to how it handles the foodborne bacteria. It starts on the farm.

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Can Silicon Valley Save These Chicks?

Big Poultry’s Anticompetitive Practices Come Home to Roost

Where Will Egg Prices Go in 2023?

Upcycling Apple Waste Could Give Chickens a Gut Health Boost

Playing Chicken With Farm Feed

Poultry Farmers Are on the Front Lines of USDA’s New War on Salmonella