Companies have their own definition of what “local produce” means, but the overall consensus is the closer to where you live the better.

A pilot project spearheaded by global food processor General Mills Inc. aims to help improve the stability of dairy farms, starting with a trio of west Michigan operations and a focus on regenerative agricultural practices. 

Getting children under the age of two to consume a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables is critical to establish life-long habits. That is one conclusion from the report by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

The Food and Drug Administration's New Era of Smarter Food Safety and corresponding “blueprint” that guides the process are not a quick fix to E. coli outbreaks that led regulators to seek new answers.

The past six months will have a profound and lasting effect on the future of retailing in general and produce specifically, says Bruce Peterson, a former produce executive with Walmart and now president of Arkansas-based Peterson Insights Inc.