Iowa egg farms bucking national trend
While nationally the egg layer industry is struggling due to losses from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Iowa farmers managed to beat year-over-year egg production numbers in 2024, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

According to last week's report, Iowa farms produced 13.437 billion eggs in 2024, up from 13.428 billion in 2023 and 12.406 billion in 2022. Total...