UC Davis Is Producing A More Natural Organic Egg, But How Does It Taste?October 27, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerResearchers are asking whether fly larvae could help organic egg producers feed their chickens a more natural diet. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Large Food Vendors Pledge To Buy Chicken Raised Under "Humane" StandardsNovember 15, 2016 | Julia MitricOut-of-state poultry producers supply roughly half the chicken Californians eat. Two big U.S. food vendors are pledging to buy their poultry from producers who provide better living conditions and more "humane" slaughter for broiler chickens by 2024. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGovernor Approves Antibiotic Restrictions For California LivestockOctober 10, 2015 | Chris NicholsStarting in 2018, California’s livestock industry will no longer be allowed to give regular, low doses of antibiotics to healthy farm animals under a bill signed on Saturday by Gov. Jerry Brown.