June 9 (Reuters) – Meatpacker JBS USA paid a ransom equivalent to $11 million (USD) following a cyberattack that disrupted its North American and Australian operations, the company’s CEO said in a statement on Wednesday. Workers at the JBS plant in Brooks, Alta. saw their shifts disrupted for two days following the late-May attack. The […] Read more
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Water assistance available for Manitoba ranchers
Manitoba livestock producers coping with depleted or empty dugouts can now get help. Manitoba and the federal government today announced an enhanced program so ranchers can dig new wells, expand dugouts and install new watering systems. “Our summer has been dry, and we recognize that many of our producers may require additional assistance to secure […] Read more
Canada’s BSE nightmare officially ends
The BSE era in Canada is over. Eighteen years after a single domestic case closed international borders to Canadian beef and cattle, the World Organization for Animal Health, known as OIE, moved Canada from controlled risk to negligible risk status. That puts Canada on par with its trading partners and opens the door to improved […] Read more
Alberta feedlot recognized
An Alberta company is being honoured as a role model of sustainable agriculture that is helping to create a world of abundance. Shipwheel Cattle Feeders Ltd. of Taber, operated by the Holtman family, is a recipient of this year’s inaugural Alltech Canada Planet of Plenty Award. “Over several generations, Shipwheel Cattle Feeders have maintained an […] Read more
Chickens adjust to the dark: study
Broiler chickens learn when their barns will go dark and adjust their feeding patterns to have feed in their systems throughout that time, research at the University of Saskatchewan has found. This leads to better feed efficiency, reduced mortality and heavier market weights. Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner told the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada that work […] Read more
Drought conditions increase risk of anthrax
Producers are urged to take precautions this summer because of how dry it has been; vaccinations are recommended
Anthrax is one of the oldest killers of humans and livestock, mentioned in some of the earliest recorded history. It has been called splenic fever, charbon, milztrand and woolsorter’s disease and is caused by a bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which occurs sporadically in the United States and Canada. The disease is seen worldwide, and associated with […] Read more
Improvements urged for feed ammoniation
Livestock researcher says the process for boosting low-quality feed’s palatability must be industrialized to make it safer
Ammoniation of low quality feed isn’t new, but research at the University of Saskatchewan is looking at how to make the process easier and safer as the world looks toward feeding more people. Dr. Gabriel Ribeiro, the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Chair, said the process has to be industrialized if it is to be of use […] Read more
Most penile problems found in bulls can be corrected
Today, most large-scale producers have breeding soundness exams carried out on their breeding bulls yearly. Almost every purebred 12- to 15-month-old bull calf will have a breeding soundness exam performed by a veterinarian. The consistency of this exam is very good in the profession. The ReliaBull scrotal circumference tape has made scrotal circumference measurements accurate […] Read more
JBS workers returning as U.S. blames Russia over hack
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) – JBS SA employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company’s beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack. A posting on Facebook said JBS workers in Brooks, Alta., were also returning to work Wednesday. A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyberattack against JBS […] Read more
Shifts cancelled at Brooks meat plant following cyberattack
CHICAGO, June 1 (Reuters) – JBS canceled shifts at large U.S. and Canadian meat plants on Tuesday after the company was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, threatening to disrupt food supply chains and further inflate food prices. JBS Canada said in a Facebook post that shifts had been canceled at its plant in […] Read more
