Supreme Court ruling on Prop 12 is a big loss for agriculture
The United States Supreme Court ruled on May 11, 2023, on a case that says California may set the standard on how we raise pork in the United States. A lot has been written about this case. (I will look at the bright side.) The case involved the National Pork Producers Council and the American […]
California 4-H Auction Result Hijacked by Extremists to Attack Animal Agriculture
Last fall, a story went viral about a California 4-H member who refused to give up her 4-H market goat after it had been sold at auction. The girl’s mother was quoted in the Sacramento Bee newspaper saying her daughter bonded with the goat “as she would have bonded with a puppy.” It wasn’t […]
Meat is Essential for Human Health, the Environment and Society, Scientists Declare
Over the past few decades, Americans have been besieged, battered and bullied by those whose ideological orientation has kept animal protein (i.e. meat) in the crosshairs of anti-meat rhetoric. In particular, animal rights and environmental extremists have shouted from mountain tops about the alleged adverse impacts of meat consumption to humans, animals, the environment, climate […]
Student POV – The Unknown Difference Between Lactose and Gluten
Student POV – The Unknown Difference Between Lactose and Gluten This piece is written by a sophomore at Oklahoma State University studying Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness. Picture this: you are at a restaurant trying to order a rice bowl for lunch and you want to know the ingredients. More specifically, you are trying to make […]
SCOTUS Prop 12 Decision Will Harm America’s Food Security
Protect The Harvest is disappointed with the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to allow California’s ill-conceived, misguided, and punitive Proposition 12 to stand. By doing so, SCOTUS sent a clear message to government and animal rights extremists that the U.S. Constitution will not protect states and farmers from one state’s regulatory […]
Animal Rights Group AWI Unveils Goals for 2023 Farm Bill
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) recently released its desired list of goals for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill. The extensive list covers a broad range of objectives from farm animals and wildlife to animal testing and aquariums. AWI’s Deception Contrary to its misleading name, AWI is more about promoting extremist animal rights ideology and beliefs […]
Unlocking the Power of Water: Innovative Techniques for Conserving Agriculture
Water is essential to sustaining life, and it is especially important to farmers and ranchers who work to feed the world. Crucial water issues are threatening crops and livestock worldwide. With the world population estimated to grow to 9.8 billion people by 2050, the agriculture industry needs to increase food and fiber production. Issues including […]
APHIS Predicts Farm Animals Could Ultimately Be Subject to AWA Regulation
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Law The Animal and Plant Inspection Health Service (APHIS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture sub-agency charged with administering and enforcing the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) , 7 U.S.C. § 2131, et seq. In connection with its “Strategic Plan” for 2023-27, APHIS issued a Strategic Foresight Report that […]
2023 United Nations Water Conference: A Desire for Global Control
The great American writer, cultural observer and scholar H.L. Mencken once stated: “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it. Power is what all messiahs really seek: not the chance to serve.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals […]
The Alternative Meat Hypocrisy
THE ALTERNATIVE MEAT HYPOCRISY By Jaclyn Krymowski for Protect The Harvest Consumers are seeing “meat alternatives” everywhere they look, including grocery stores, fast food chains, and restaurants. Meat alternatives encompass an array of food products made from plant-based, meat-like proteins and lab-produced, “cultured meat” products. Although they are produced from a variety of materials and […]
