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 | 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 | Apr 2, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health
And the locals are not happy: A train full of New Yorkers’ rotting poop is reportedly stinking up rural Alabama, and residents are none too pleased. The tons of sewage sludge are in 200 shipping containers on a train that’s been stalled in the northern Alabama town...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 9, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Terrorism, Weather Emergencies
And Amazon is not the cause: The price war in the American grocery aisle is getting more intense. And believe it or not, the reason isn’t Amazon.com Inc. Amazon’s debut as a brick-and-mortar grocery chain last year sent tremors through the supermarket industry, with...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Apr 25, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Public Health, Uncategorized
Some 10 to 15 percent of our food is imported: Increasingly globalized supply chains have led to a lack of visibility for many food companies, meaning that their businesses could be at risk. About 10 percent to 15 percent of food consumed in the United States is...