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Food:
Food Facts: What is the difference between white and brown eggs?
Eggs are packed with protein and provide numerous nutritional benefits at a relatively low cost. Whether you eat them scrambled,...
Food
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Food:
Know Your Egg Carton
The cozy carton that keeps your eggs from breaking also carries some very useful information. While some of it is easy to...
Food
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Food:
Choosing the “Best” Eggs? Let Us “Egg” Splain
A reader recently asked about housing conditions for egg-laying hens, wondering which housing system is most humane. The...
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On the Farm:
“Food from organic and free-range farm animals is safer than animals raised in modern confinement buildings.”
The popularity of organic and other niche-market products has increased in recent years primarily boosted by consumer perceptions...
On the Farm
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Food:
Does Hen Housing Matter In Egg Safety?
Researchers have been looking at the food safety implications of different hen housing methods, but research is underway...
Food
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Food:
Decoding Food Labels
In the U.S., we are privileged to have so many food choices. When buying grocerries, we can choose from products labeled...
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Food:
Why Are Free-Range and Cage-Free Eggs So Expensive?
Food has gotten more and more expensive over the last three years and protein sources seem to be some of the fastest increasing...
Food
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On the Farm:
Eggs – Organic, Cage–Free, Free-Range… What’s The Difference? Part One
Dr. Darrin Karcher and Dr. Patricia Hester define some common terms found on egg cartons at the grocery store - as well...
On the Farm