46 Nebraska Cattleman October 2023 ers a leg up in the marketplace. It is also possible to remotely hack into automated technology and cause it to malfunction and damage produce or livestock. They can hold data hostage until the farm or ranch pays a ransom. At a minimum, cyber intelligence will work to steal our technology and research breakthroughs. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE • CONTINUED FROM PAGE 42 The good news is that there are steps we can take to shore up agricultural cybersecurity. As we continue to negotiate the 2023 Farm Bill, agricultural cybersecurity will be one of my top priorities. We need to fully understand our vulnerabilities and create incident response plans that can be carried out immediately. Furthermore, and more broadly than agriculture alone, I passed legislation in the previous Congress that gave responsibility to the Department of Homeland Security to defend our infrastructure and private sector. We found there were seams and the responsibilities were ambiguous, and this needed to be fixed. Defending Americans will always be job No. 1! NC WHY MEMBERSHIP? • CONTINUED FROM PAGE 44 Did you know that Nebraska Cattlemen has 43 affiliates split into nine regions? Nebraska Cattlemen cannot effectively grow membership without our affiliates. Nebraska Cattlemen will be recognizing the affiliate with highest retention percentage or highest growth from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023. The affiliate with the highest rate of growth, will be awarded a cash prize that may be used for affiliate activities. The winning affiliate will be notified on Nov. 1, 2023. The affiliates that are in the running for the affiliate retention prize are: Butler County Cattlemen, Cedar County Cattlemen, Kearney-Franklin Cattlemen, Sandhills Affiliate and Young Nebraska Cattlemen-Lincoln. Thank you to all Nebraska Cattlemen affiliates for retaining members and recruiting new members. NC McCook, NE 308-345-5115 www.cappelsales.com MC4500 Mower Conditioner R2800 Twin Rake Vermeer Net Wrap Providing Solutions that Enable our Customers to be More Productive and Efficient! 1 COLUMN X 3” Black & White Nebraska Cattleman Valentine Livestock Au Oct. 2022 1-800-682-4874 ▪ (402) 376-3611 Valentine Livestock Auction Upcoming Sales: Thurs., Oct. 5 – Spring Calf Special Mon., Oct. 9 – Special Feeder Sale Thurs., Oct. 12 – Spring Calf Special Mon., Oct. 16 – Special Fall Pair, Bred Female and Regular Sale Thurs., Oct. 19 – Spring Calf Special Mon., Oct. 23 – Regular Sale Thurs., Oct. 26 – Spring Calf Special and Yearling Sale Mon., Oct. 30 – Regular Sale www.valentinelivestock.net
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