by Jacqueline Kochak | Jun 6, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Process Security, Public Health, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety
New research says regulations lag popularity: Backyard chickens are an increasingly popular move for anyone wanting a source of fresh eggs (or just to hang out with chickens, which are funny weird animals). According to a new paper from researchers at the University...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 20, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Personnel Security, Process Security, Public Health, Terrorism
Mass food poisoning incidents in Egypt, India: As if we need another reminder of how serious food contamination (intentional or otherwise) can be, the New York Times reports that more than 3,300 children were hospitalized in Egypt last week after an outbreak of food...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 16, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Op Sec, Personnel Security, Process Security, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
Officials suspect poultry infected at three sites: Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, has euthanized chickens at a farm in Alabama over concerns about bird flu, the company said on Tuesday, as likely cases of the disease emerged in a top...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 13, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Process Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Uncategorized
“The first gunshot was the easiest. Dave Bouziden squeezed the trigger—to put the first cow out of her misery. In all he would fire more than 150 more rounds, each more difficult than the one before. With each shot, the herd he spent years developing and...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 10, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Process Security, Public Health, Uncategorized
Three AI cases confirmed this week: Three cases of avian influence (AI) this week at U.S. poultry farms have raised the specter of the 2015 AI outbreak that USDA calls the largest animal health emergency in U.S. history. The 2015 outbreak led to nearly 50 million...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 9, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Process Security, Public Health, Uncategorized
If potatoes can grow on Mars, they can grow anywhere: The International Potato Center (CIP) has launched a series of experiments to discover if potatoes can grow under the atmospheric conditions prevalent on the planet Mars as well as in extreme climates on...
