The story of the French Chicken Farmer reminds one of the 1950s sitcom Green Acres. You know, the show about the couple who moves from a glamorous life in New York City to try their hand at working ...

(Reuters) - Just because a chicken is labeled "organic" does not mean that the bird on your plate lived a bucolic farm life before you cooked it. To officially be called "organic," the animal must be ...

Chicken is a staple in the American diet. According to the National Chicken Council, Americans eat around 100 pounds of chicken per person per year — more than any other country in the world. With its ...

Shoppers used to picking up the cheapest eggs at the grocery store may now be reaching for higher-end cartons. That’s because bird flu is turbocharging prices of commercially produced eggs, while ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday issued long-awaited final regulations to standardize living conditions of organic livestock and require that chickens ...

Once upon a time, there were local farms that produced our meat and produce and we purchased either directly from them or from our local grocery stores. Vegetables were grown in soils that were ...

— Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut. The Jewish Initiative for Animals, or JIFA, has partnered with two kosher meat ...