Michigan’s poultry industry has one more year to update facilities to meet cage-free standards after outgoing Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that would have delayed requirements.
Executive Director of Michigan Allied Poultry Industries Alison
Brink tells Brownfield their members are disappointed by the veto. She says the legislation would have extended hen
housing standards to 2025 which is critical to the sustainability of Michigan
egg farms.
Farmers were hoping to push the 2009 law back to better align
with requirements from Meijer, McDonalds and others who have committed to
sourcing cage-free eggs by 2025.
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