JBS Paid $11 Million In Ransom to Cyber Criminals
| | | | | | | | | | | JBS Paid $11 Million In Ransom to Cyber Criminals | | | | JBS said the vast majority of the company’s facilities were operational when the ransom was paid. The payment, made in bitcoin, was intended to prevent further disruption and to limit the potential impact on restaurants, grocery stores and farmers that rely on JBS, said Andre Nogueira, CEO, JBS USA. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | What’s Up With The Ag Job Outlook? | | | | Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey. | | | | | | |
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| | | | Biden Rolls Out Strategy to Reduce Supply Chain Disruptions The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the fragility of supply chains in the U.S. To build a more resilient supply chain, the White House just published a 250-page report with assessments and an expansive list of recommendations. To discuss what these recommendations mean for agriculture, Jared Bernstein, White House Council of Economic Advisers, joined AgriTalk Host Chip Flory. Read More |
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| | | | | | Embattled Waters of the U.S. to be Redefined for Agriculture – Again In April, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told Congress he did not intend to return to the Obama administration’s definition of WOTUS. On Wednesday, he made good on that declaration, announcing EPA and the Department of the Army plan to revise the definition of WOTUS to “better protect our nation’s vital water resources that support public health, environmental protection, agricultural activity, and economic growth.” Read More |
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| | | | | | Farm Journal’s #FarmON Concert To Benefit National FFA Foundation Farm Journal has announced that a #FarmON Benefit Concert will be presented in partnership with the National FFA Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 26, at Frahm Farmland in Colby, Kan. Read More |
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| | | | Bloom: Help! DOJ, we need you to fix cattle prices! Gregory Bloom, CEO and owner of U.S. Protein, shares his perspectives on the cattle market based on experience as a cattle buyer, meat seller and working with chefs and restaurants. Read More |
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| | | | | | Rain Finally Falls in North Dakota! Rain is finally falling in North Dakota, but Arkansas and Oklahoma are seeing too much rain right now. Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht is tracking it. Read More |
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| | | | 2022 Top Producer of the Year The award honors three producers whose operations are at thae forefront of agriculture and crowns one winner. Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality (50%), financial and business progress (30%) and industry or community leadership (20%). Apply by Sept. 1. Read More |
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