by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 4, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Security, Public Health, The Future, Water Safety
Tariffs, delays predicted: A no-deal Brexit would spell severe disruption for the UK’s farming and food industries, and hardship for small farmers in particular, says Michael Gove, the UK’s environment secretary. Tariffs of as much as 40 percent would be slapped...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 16, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
An outbreak plagues a shelter housing fire evacuees: Norovirus has broken out at a Butte County shelter housing Camp Fire evacuees, and an outbreak is suspected at a second shelter. Fifteen to 20 people staying at Neighborhood Church of Chico have become ill, and lab...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 31, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Food Fraud, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Public Health, Sustainability
Smithfield expanding pilot program: The world’s largest pork company said it’s going whole-hog on converting powerful pig poop gases into power. Smithfield Foods said it is expanding a pilot program that traps methane and burns the gas to generate...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 18, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Tariffs, The Future, Water Safety, Weather Emergencies
Sanderson Farms reports loss of broilers: Sanderson Farms, one of the country’s largest poultry producers, said in a notice to investors Monday that at least 1.7 million of its chickens had perished in North Carolina after dozens of broiler houses and other facilities...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
We imported more than six billion pounds: The United States imported more seafood last year than at any point in its history, and the nation’s trade deficit in the sector is growing, federal data show. The U.S. imported more than six billion pounds of seafood...
