A man sitting in a combine using his smartphone is surrounded by screens and data.

Older farm technology may risk hacker attack

Out-of-date internet-connected systems can be a cybersecurity vulnerability on many Prairie farms, alowing hackers in

Reading Time: 4 minutes A farm’s older internet-connected control systems — in one recent case, grain dryers — can let hackers in to wreak havoc.

Misinformation and disinformation pre-date the internet, but social media means that false claims can move faster and farther.

Guarding against misinformation: Do you believe in house hippos?

Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds

Reading Time: 4 minutes Misinformation and disinformation run rampant in today’s digital age. Farmers must be wary of the digital dangers and know how to keep themselves safe.