Federated Co-op says it's opening more cardlocks every day after a "cybersecurity incident" late last week, the company said on social media yesterday evening.
Federated Co-op cardlocks “fully operational” company says
A "cybersecurity incident" led to the shutdown of some cardlocks and affected inventories at some grocery stores
More greenhouse space coming for Assiniboine College
Western Manitoba college to receive $2 million for facility expansion
Assiniboine College's latest ag expansion announcement will see greenhouse facilities grow on the Brandon campus.
United Farmers of Alberta buys stake in Canterra Seeds
United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) announced today it had purchased nearly 1.3 million shares in Winnipeg-based Canterra Seeds.
Some Co-op services still down after “cybersecurity incident”
Open cardlocks not currently selling dyed fuels, company says
Thursday, Federated Co-op Ltd. posted on X that it was "experiencing a cybersecurity incident" that was affecting some internal and customer-facing systems at cardlock and retail Co-op locations. It had shut down some systems as a precaution and had brought in experts, the company added.
Feds fund organic development groups
MacAulay pledged up to nearly $$1,175,841 for the Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA) over three years via the AgriMarketing program and up to $985,985 over three years to the Prairie Organic Development Fund via the AgriCompetativeness program.
Bothwell Cheese resumes production
"Thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of our team, the dedication of Bothwell Cheese employees, and the support of local community partners, we are thrilled to announce that production has resumed at Bothwell Cheese," said Suzanna Dalrymple, president and CEO of Gay Lea Foods, in a news release today.
On the hunt for Lake Winnipeg’s phosphorus problem
Citizen science initiative aims to help pinpoint sources of Lake Winnipeg’s excess nutrients
Where is the excess phosphorus load in Lake Winnipeg really coming from? A network of citizen science water samplers hopes to help answer that question.
Some farm dealerships back online after cyber attack
Dealers forced to turn to pen and paper after attack knocked out inventory software
Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association, and president and CEO of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said on June 26 that they had just been informed that they could use the system again.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
Farmers Edge disputes merits of claim made by former investors
Proposed class action suite alleges investors received misleading information prior to the company's 2021 IPO
Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder. Farmers Edge, founder and former CEO Wade Barnes, former chief financial officer David Patrick, Fairfax Financial Holdings and several financial underwriters are named in the suit asking for a combined total of $270 million in damages.
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