I can remember strolling past a few chicken and egg packages marked as pasture-raised, wondering what that meant, and questioning why it even mattered in terms of the pricing. I eventually wrote ...

Pasture-raised hens aren’t any more immune to bird flu, and their premium eggs aren’t getting cheaper. But these prices have ...

The sudden termination of two USDA food programs has some producers seeking new marketing channels. Federal officials ended ...

New Salmonella regulations would keep people safe. But the real world impact could mean less locally sourced food and higher prices ...

Industrialized agriculture is really polluting and causing a lot of problems, so I started raising chickens.” However, it was ...

Vital Farms ethically raises cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, aligning with consumer trends and state laws, making it a ...

North Carolina producer emphasizes animal welfare, genetic preservation, environmental responsibility and the flavor of the final product.

You can raise pastured chickens easily right in your back yard — see our chicken and egg page. Or you can find pastured eggs at local farmstands and farmers markets, or sometimes at the supermarket.

The bird flu outbreak started in 2024 with detection of bird flu in dairy cows. As of this week it was detected in over 166,065,938 poultry in 51 jurisdictions. Over 145 million chickens, turkeys and ...