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Cracking the Egg Crisis: Understanding Rising Prices, Supply Chain Solutions, and Strategies for Producers

Modern Restaurant Management

In January 2025, the Agriculture Department predicts that egg prices could rise by an additional 20 percent by the end of the year, potentially reaching $5 per dozen. As 2025 unfolds, businesses and producers must remain agile, adapting to changing conditions and emerging opportunities in the evolving agricultural landscape.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Eighteen former workers at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture allege dysfunction in the livestock program at America’s most famous regenerative farm “This isn’t a joke,” police told the Daily Voice , a hyperlocal news site in Westchester County, New York, on August 30, 2018. “We Pseudonyms are denoted with asterisks.

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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

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Fresh Oil Sourcing : Choosing sustainably sourced oils—such as those from farms that practice responsible agricultural methods—helps protect ecosystems and promotes biodiversity. This also supports local economies and reduces the carbon footprint associated with transporting oils over long distances.

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IMMIGRATION AND THE BUSINESS OF FOOD

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So, lets look at immigration through the eyes of the business of food from agriculture to food processing and on to the restaurants we all enjoy supporting. Immigration has been the hot topic in political circles for decades with polarized opinions about the breadth of the problem and both conservative and radical approaches debated.

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The Cost Advantage of the Right Purchasing Partnerships

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This is where a buying group brings that advantage, helping source at the best price, quality, and then creating sourcing redundancy when mother nature gets in the way of supply with fresh agricultural products.

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Working to slow climate change through regenerative agriculture, one field at a time

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Farmers in New York State’s Hudson Valley are using techniques that return carbon to the earth and restore soil health. Restaurants are beginning to embrace the movement as the next step in local sourcing, but is it a silver bullet for the climate crisis?

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Dining Trends for 2024

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” Expect to see terms like carbon neutral and regenerative agriculture as consumers become more informed about the many aspects of nourishing and replenishing the earth. Some contenders include: carbon neutral, regenerative agriculture, soil health and responsive agriculture.

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