To minimize food waste and keep it out of landfills, the EPA has developed a Food Recovery Hierarchy, things that consumers and producers can do to reduce and recycle food waste.

The USDA says the programs, part of the Local Agricultural Marketing Program authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, distribute about $11.75 million each.

There's fresh evidence that eating a healthy diet, one that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and limits highly processed foods, can help reduce symptoms of depression, writes Allison Aubrey at NPR’s The Salt.

Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste to create renewable energy. Each farm produces enough energy to power about 1,500 homes. This helps prevent the release of methane, a greenhouse gas reports NPR’s The Salt.

A recent study published in the journal Science finds antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food animals or livestock raised for meat, has nearly tripled in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a foodtank article.