The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
The Cattle Business Weekly
Could Agriculture Survive a Cyber-Attack?
Biosecurity plans. Emergency or disaster plans. Succession plans. It seems like ranches today need a plan for everything—and that’s the prudent thing to do. Add one more plan to that list: how to keep the ranch running in case of a cybersecurity attack. While this may seem far-fetched, it’s really not as far out there as it may seem. A cyber-attack on a rural water supply, local electric cooperative, or food distribution system—even in another country—could impact beef operations here in the U.S. For example, today’s logistics and agri-food distribution networks are owned by large international companies, so their interests...