I am writing in response to Monday's guest column "On-campus dining facilities should serve cage-free eggs." Don't speak for us all.
As an agriculture operations management major and growing up in the agricultural industry, I know quite a bit about agriculture.
Does anyone know the difference between caged and cage-freeeggs? While we're at it, why don't we shut down feedlots for beef production? It doesn't work.
That is the problem these days: Nobody takes the time to understand the topics but people voice opinions regardless. The main reason for caging chickens is to control the food-production environment. If we didn't cage them, people would be writing to complain about bacteria and disease found in their eggs. I guess for all of us farmers and ranchers, it's damned if you do, damned if you don't.
I challenge everyone reading: If you want free-range eggs, start a laying farm. If you're not willing to make the sacrifice, don't expect farmers to jump on board with what a law student has to say.
