Eggland’s Best, Cedar Knolls, N.J., received what is said to be a first-of-its-kind patent for its method of producing a better shell egg.

The Country Hen expanded its Hubbardston, Mass., headquarters facility, boasting three new state-of-the-art barns, thus increasing production by 75%.

Handsome Brook Farm, LLC, Franklin, N.Y., announced plans to invest $6.4 million in a new pasture-raised egg processing operation in Berryville, Va.

Cargill and its customers, community leaders, government officials and employees will dedicate a $27 million expansion of the Lake Odessa, Mich., egg processing facility.