Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., released its 2015 Sustainability & Financial Report, which was prepared in accordance with the core option of the G4 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative.

Norfolk Southern released a new online sustainability report, “What Efficiency Looks Like.”

The WhiteWave Foods Co., Denver, Colo., unveiled new sustainability commitments and 2025 environmental targets.

Bella Verdi, Dripping Springs, Texas, opened the doors to its new 20,000-square-foot greenhouse facility in Austin, Texas.

Land O'Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., announced the formal organization of a new business unit, SUSTAIN.

An ideological rift exists on certain food issues too, according to “2016 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health.”

Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.; United Suppliers, Inc., Ames, Iowa; and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), New York, announced a collaboration to help growers improve fertilizer efficiency and soil health on their farms while maintaining high yields.

Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., and United Suppliers, Inc., Ames, Iowa, merged the two seed and crop protection businesses, creating Winfield US.

The consumer perceptions survey, conducted by GlobeScan, Canada, on behalf of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Washington, D.C., is said to be the largest ever global analysis of attitudes to seafood consumption.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced new and expanded sustainability commitments to increase responsible sourcing and improve eco-stewardship by 2020.