Joe Dager is a lean guru at ApRecs who discusses empowerment and the challenges of food safety data. The document addresses regulations like SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and Global Gap that govern food safety and audits. It also discusses precision agriculture technologies like variable rate technology, sensor technology, and yield maps that provide data but come with challenges for processing, ownership, and transparency. The document quotes Mahatma Gandhi's message about being the change you want to see.