by Jacqueline Kochak | May 8, 2019 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, China, Featured, Food Security
‘Like Ebola’ in its devastation: What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain. Last August, a Chinese farm was found to harbor African swine fever, the first ever occurrence of...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 9, 2019 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Industry Technology, Food Safety, Food Security, Food Technology, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Restaurant Security, Threat Intelligence
Everybody talks about Russia, but what about China? The potential for cyber warfare between the U.S.and Russia is openly discussed, and well understood, but few people talk about China and cyberwar. The reason is simple. China is already engaged in its own form of...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 18, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Fraud, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Sustainability, Tariffs, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
Wisconsin loses half its dairy herds: The news out of Wisconsin is discouraging for small to medium-scale dairy farmers and veterinary practices. Increased efficiency (more milk with significantly fewer cows) hasn’t necessarily improved the bottom line for dairy...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 26, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health
A period of unprecedented rain raised lakes to record high: After a period of unprecedented rain that raised area lakes up to record highs, residents of the Austin, Texas, area woke up on Monday to news of a city-wide water boil order. Flood waters had overwhelmed the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 12, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
Intellectual theft continues: The arrest of a Chinese intelligence official in Belgium this week on espionage charges and subsequent extradition to the United States has raised the already fraught tensions between the U.S. and China. The suspect stands accused of...