“The clearinghouse is exciting because it would foster more partnerships between rural and urban stakeholders to improve water quality and reduce the cost of doing so for everyone,” a dairy producer noted.

The company has been working for several years on improving its produce offering, particularly around freshness, and the retailer asserts that those efforts are paying off.

There is often a disconnect between farmers and consumers. Farmer-owned Land O’Lakes is looking to connect the two with newly redesigned packaging that highlights the cooperative’s various farmers, according to a Triple Pundit article.

Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and forks may not solve the plastic crisis, according to a Civil Eats article.

The "sell by" dates on food products aren't a reliable way to tell whether a food is safe to eat, according to the National Resources Defense Council. Here are some recommendations on what to consider instead, according to a Business Insider article.