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Eggcellence: Discovering The Best Organic Egg Brands

Kavya Organic Farm

It can be difficult to determine precisely what you’re getting and which brands of Organic Egg are the best because of labels like “cage-free” (which has no meaning), “free-range,” “pasture-raised,” etc. is really free-range, and each hen is guaranteed at least 14 square feet.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? This certification prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Photography by Lena Beck) Free Range: This means that the animal spends part of its time outside, uncaged. Pasture-raised”? The outdoor space can be fenced or netted in.

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Pro Tips for Livestock Health, Care, and Wellness

Farmbrite

Chemical hazards may arise from exposure to pesticides, feed additives, or contaminants in water sources, making regular testing and proper handling essential. Chemical Hazards - Chemical hazards may arise from exposure to pesticides, feed additives, drug residues, herbicides, environmental toxins, or contaminants in water sources.

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How the Next Generation of Farmers is Getting Creative with Land Access

Modern Farmer

Whenever issues arise, such as the roaming habits of free-range chickens, they all sit down “as humans” to talk them through and come to a solution together. Tenants agree to not use any pesticides and allow the Wicklers access to the yard. She has been able to take the lead on the vision and growth of the farm.

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Do chickens deserve better?

Sustainable Food Trust

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days. There are at least 1,000 intensive poultry units throughout the UK.

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