by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 12, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
Freight market may be washed out: Hurricane Florence is expected to disrupt freight markets, possibly disrupting supply chains and throwing the market off balance. According to FreightWaves, the storm could wreak havoc on spot rates and capacity in the market....
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jul 23, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Tariffs, Water Safety, Weather Emergencies
Growers reporting losses after temps soar: California avocado growers are reporting crop loss after temperatures reached 115 degrees in the week of July 6, The Packer reports. It is unsure of how many crops were destroyed. Fruit drop associated with the heat is...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 7, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Personnel Security, Public Health, Uncategorized, Water Safety
The food and water challenges posed by megacities: This century will be defined by two trends: how we manage climate change and how we manage the rise of megacities. Over the next 20 years, the global urban population will grow from 3.5 to 5 billion people. The strain...
