ACT Govt Offers $1m To Convert Egg Farm
AUSTRALIA - The operators of a caged egg farm in Canberra have been offered $1 million by the Australian Capital Territory government to convert to a barn-laid system.
27 September 2007
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The government has stopped short of banning Parkwood Eggs' battery hen farm altogether, but the financial sweetener has been criticised by the Australian Egg Corporation.
Managing director James Kellaway says $1 million will not go far enough and the changeover could be a costly mistake for the producer.
Source: ABCRural
