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Homesteading in the digital age

by Sean McHenry
Jan 9, 2018
Is there a future in growing our food and trading it for the things we want?
An urban farm in Berlin, Germany.
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What's up with eggs from vegetarian hens?

by Annie Baxter
Nov 29, 2016
Chickens aren't vegetarians. But there's a market for eggs from vegetarian-fed hens.
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Eggs are so cheap, the U.S. is stepping in to buy some

by Annie Baxter
Sep 2, 2016
A 1935 program authorizes the U.S.D.A's purchase of excess commodities, like eggs.
A notice that the price of eggs will be rising soon is seen at a Giant grocery store in Clifton, Virginia. In 2015, widespread outbreaks of Avian Flu costed poultry producers almost 40 million birds, causing the price of eggs to rise sharply.      
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Egg prices are up, but chicken breast is not

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 3, 2015
Kai talks to Ed Fryar, CEO of Ozark Mountain Poultry in Rogers, Arkansas.
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Bird flu means fewer eggs for commercial operations

by Annie Baxter
Jun 5, 2015
Prices soar 200 percent since April for bakeries, restaurants and manufacturers.
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The U.S. is facing an egg-tastrophe

by Sally Herships
May 22, 2015
The nation’s poultry industry is facing an unprecedented avian flu epidemic, which has led to a shortage.
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Trouble on the chicken farm

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 21, 2015
The avian flu has infected millions of hens in Iowa.
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Weekly roundup: In the media, some tough goodbyes

by Gina Martinez
Feb 13, 2015
Highlights from the week, on the air and online.
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Dietary update: Cholesterol-rich foods aren't so bad

by Sally Herships
Feb 11, 2015
Eggs are bad for you. No wait, now they may be good for you.
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Could California's humane chicken law hatch a national trend? (Map)

by David Weinberg
Jun 13, 2013
A battle is brewing over a California law that requires laying-hens to be given more space in the coop. Other egg-producing states want to override the law’s requirement.
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