Farm Services Provider Takes Systems Offline After Cybersecurity Incident

Iowa-based farm services provider NEW Cooperative Inc said its systems were offline to contain a "cybersecurity" incident just as the U.S. farm belt gears up for harvest. The cooperative operates grain storage elevators in the top U.S. corn producing state, buys crops from farmers, sells fertilizer and other chemicals needed to grow crops and owns technology platforms for farmers that provide agronomic advice on the way to maximize their harvests.