by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 15, 2018 | Animal Feed Safety, Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Fraud, Food Safety, Food Security, Glyphosate Controversy, Tariffs, Threat Intelligence
Hurricane crop losses may be as high as $1 billion: While crop damage is anticipated during extreme weather events, University of Georgia agricultural economist Jeff Dorfman estimates that the damage from Hurricane Michael could be as high as $1 billion. Southeast...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 11, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Public Health, Tariffs, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety
Devices could be used by terrorists and criminals: Civilian drones pose a “steadily escalating threat,” as the devices are likely to be used by terrorists, criminal groups or drug cartels to carry out attacks in the U.S., FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 25, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Water Safety
Drones and bees: Drones deliver packages, assist on search-and-rescue missions, and gather weather data. Now, scientists are developing diminutive drones to perform an even more precise task: pollination. News of widespread declines in bee populations, including the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 22, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Public Health, Threat Intelligence
Woman says she should have been warned: General Mills has been hit with a class action lawsuit that alleges the company should have warned consumers that Cheerios contain tiny amounts of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide that may be a potential human carcinogen. The...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Apr 24, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Restaurant Security, Terrorism, The Future, Water Safety
They prayed for an end to the drought: In 1861, as a California drought was wearing into its fifth year, farmers on the West Coast were all asking for one thing for Christmas: Rain. And boy did they get it. For 43 days rain and snow fell across the state, causing...
