OMAHA (DTN) -- As events have unfolded following a 550-million egg recall, groups created to be agriculture advocates -- agvocates -- have remained relatively quiet about the situation.

These groups established by various producer organizations and allied industries to defend agriculture don't want to talk about how ag should respond to the recall and the large business at the center of the federal health probe and possible criminal investigation.

The recall focuses on two farm operations in Iowa, one of which is owned by Austin "Jack" DeCoster, 75, who has a long history of environmental and labor violations not just ...