An article in the British Free Range Egg Producers Association magazine backs our view that the Australian egg industry needs to encourage more small-scale free range farms rather than the mega farms which are add-ons to existing cage or barn facilities.
Here's a story they ran following comments by Aussie poultry vet Dr Peter Scott confirming that intensive 'free range' is not the way to go.
http://theranger.co.uk/News/Leading-vet-warns-that-Australian-free-range-and-intensive-units-should-be-kept-apart_24058.html
This article should help to reinforce the push for a realistic definition of the term'free range' which hopefully will be established by the Ministers for Consumer Affairs when they next meet.
Once there is a clear definition, there is expected to be a massive increase in interest in establishing free range farms. This sector of the industry has been depressed by corporate producers who dominate the market with their deceptive practices in labelling intensively produced eggs as 'free range'.
There is strong demand for our eBook and our workshops on setting up a free range farm - and once legislation is in place, that demand is likely to become an avalanche.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment