by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 28, 2018 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Industry Technology, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Sustainability
Yields from major crops may drop: Rising heat, drought, wildfires and heavy downpours are expected to increasingly disrupt agricultural productivity in the U.S., according to a National Climate Assessment report released Friday. While some northern regions may be able...
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...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 31, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Tariffs, The Future, Water Safety
Crop losses to insects may increase: A warmer world likely means more and hungrier insects chomping on crops and less food on dinner plates, a new study suggests. Insects now consume about 10 percent of the globe’s food, but that will increase to 15 to 20...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jul 24, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety, Weather Emergencies
Lawmakers have for state of emergency in Lee County: An unusually large algae bloom has filled Florida’s Lake Okeechobee with a pea soup-like mixture that has built up because of rain, hot weather and a heavy concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen from...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jun 29, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Water Safety
Some gravitate to Oregon: When an Oregon valley famed for its wine heats up under the afternoon sun, Pacific Ocean winds rush through a dip in the mountains, cooling the grapes in Jeff Havlin’s vineyards. The Van Duzer Corridor, the lowest point in...
