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What Makes Certified Humane Cage-Free Eggs Different?

Cage-free means chickens are not kept in battery cages, and so can roam around in a barn. This sounds great, but chickens in factory farms are packed in tightly, often unable to move around, and are not guaranteed enrichments to ensure their well-being. Laying hens in the Certified Humane program are raised under a set …

Chew’s Agriculture signs 10-year S$27m sustainability-linked loan with DBS

THE BUSINESS TIMES, WED. MAY 29, 2019 VIVIENNE TAY – EGG producer Chew’s Agriculture has signed a 10-year, S$27 million sustainability-linked loan with DBS Bank, to construct a new farm with larger cage-free facilities. This ensures that hens laying eggs on its farm will continue to be housed in optimal conditions – which include larger …

Survey Reveals Consumer Demands For Certified Humane®

When we launched Humane Farm Animal Care and the Certified Humane® program in 2003, our mission involved motivating farmers to adopt our Humane Standards of Care – and encouraging consumers to support those farmers by shopping for the Certified Humane® label. Just 14 years later, we are seeing the impact that educated and ethical shoppers …

Niman Ranch Joins Certified Humane®

(HERNDON, VA, US) – August 30, 2016 – Niman Ranch in Denver, Colorado, and its more than 720 independent family farms and ranches throughout the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and mid-Atlantic regions, is the newest company to join Humane Farm Animal Care’s (HFAC) Certified Humane® program. Beginning September 1, 2016, all of Niman Ranch’s pork, beef, …

Three Southeast Asian Farms Earn Certified Humane® Designation

MIDDLEBURG, Va., March 31, 2019 Three Southeast Asian farms have earned Certified Humane® designation from Humane Farm Animal (HFAC) the leading international nonprofit certification program whose mission is to improve the lives of farm animals in food production. The farms are in Malaysia and Singapore: Toh Thye San Farm, from Johor, Malaysia has certified its …

How This Tiny New Zealand Company Is Producing The Best Beef In The World

Forbes.com FEB 12, 2019 Katie Chang With wellness on the tips of everyone’s lips, seeking the best ingredients available – turns out, there’s truth to the adage “you are what you eat” – has never been a greater priority. While picking plum produce is fairly straightforward, making educated decisions about beef, unfortunately, isn’t so cut …

Hart Dairy Earns Certified Humane® Designation

April 23, 2019 AUGUSTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100 percent free-range, grass-fed milk in North America, is proud to announce they have been named the first pasteurized U.S. Dairy Cow Operation to earn the Certified Humane® designation from Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC). HFAC is the leading international nonprofit certification program, …