Pete & Gerry’s Organics, LLC Acquires Farmer’s Hen House to Meet Growing Demand for Premium Eggs

January 29, 2025 Pete & Gerry's Organics, LLC

This deal joins together two leading premium egg companies, combining complementary offerings across the Free-Range, Pasture-Raised, and Organic segments.

Local Bakery Forced to Hunt for Eggs as California Egg Prices Rise Amid Supply Shortage, Demand

January 6, 2025 Juliette Vara, KSWB

Local farmer Ashlie Pesic, of Da-Le Farms, says she believes combined factors are impacting supply and demand, and increasing prices.

FSIS Announces Stronger Measures to Protect the Public from Listeria Monocytogenes

The changes FSIS is announcing fall into three categories: enhancing its science-based approach to mitigate foodborne pathogens, with a key focus on Listeria monocytogenes; improving training and tools for its inspection workforce; and evolving its oversight of regulated facilities, with an emphasis on data review and state inspection agreements.

Vital Farms Honored for Fourth Consecutive Year on Fast Company’s Annual List of Brands That Matter

December 16, 2024 Vital Farms

Vital Farms’ purpose—to improve the lives of people, animals, and the planet through food—is core to the company’s creative storytelling, which fosters trusted consumer relationships and inspires engagement and loyalty.

Egg Prices Increase in Grocery Stores from Bird Flu; Local Farms Unaffected

December 5, 2024 Lindsey Cook, WDBJ

There’s been no sign of the virus in Virginia so far, but prices of eggs in grocery stores are still climbing due to shortages around the country. Prices are hitting over $3 for a carton in Southwest Virginia.