360. BONUS: The FBI’s Herb Stapleton on the complexity of threats affecting agbioscience + calls to action for defense

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Agbioscience

This weekly podcast dives into the agbioscience sector, where agriculture, life sciences innovation and cutting-edge technology converge. Agbioscience is an in-depth conversation with leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs across food, animal health. pl...

Agbioscience was on-site at the Indiana Farm Bureau’s Ag Threats and Security Summit in March and had a chance to sit down with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s Special Agent in Charge Herb Stapleton to talk all things biosecurity. We get into:   The complex labyrinth of threats and risks affecting agriculture in the Midwest and across the United States  How threats to agriculture are evolving and what that evolution means for farmers and agbioscience companies alike  As Special Agent in Charge, what Herb has witnessed as the most prevalent cyber threats to ag across the Midwest in recent years  Herb’s perspective on the relationship between food security and national security  What controls farmers and agbioscience companies can put in place to be prepared  Action items Herb hopes attendees take from the event – from the simple to the complex