Empowering Farmers: A Call to Reduce Agricultural Restrictions and Ensure Consumers Affordable Access
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service’s 2022 Household Food Security report sheds light on the persistent challenges faced by a significant portion of American households. As one navigates through the findings, it becomes evident that addressing food insecurity requires a multifaceted approach, with a crucial emphasis on greater empowerment of farmers and […]
Challenges to Canadian Agriculture Mirror Those in the U.S.
By Bruce Derksen for Protect The Harvest All over North America, those participating in agriculture, be it grain farming, livestock production, or another niche of the overall industry, consistently face significant challenges. Many originate from Mother Nature herself, in the form of extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms, blizzards, or other climate […]
Protect The Harvest Rebrands for 2024; New Website, New Logo, New Tagline Reflect Organization’s 13-Year Evolution
Non-profit’s growth focused on food security, farmer and rancher freedoms, property rights, animal welfare Protect The Harvest, the 501(c)3, not-for-profit, educational and advocacy organization founded in 2011 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, has a new look for 2024 with an updated logo, new tagline – A Free and Fed America™ and revamped website. “In 2022 […]
Overview of Animal Extremist Organizations
OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS What You Need To Know – Animal Extremist Organizations Having knowledge about the most prominent animal extremist organizations and their true goals is extremely important. They are working hard to influence lawmakers in order to push legislation, regulations, and ordinances that make animal ownership more difficult with each incremental step. […]
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Latest News & Articles Must Watch Documentary – Hog Farmer The Trials of Joey Carter A true story about how farmers in America are under attack Read more Happy Decision – A Win for Animals Across the Country New York Court of Appeals’ decision is a win for animals and a defeat for animal extremism. […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Animal Extremists; Softens Laws Protecting Farmers
By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest In February 2023, a federal appeals court scaled back a lower-court ruling that threw out portions of a North Carolina law (the Property Protection Act or House Bill 405) designed, in part, to prevent undercover animal rights operatives masquerading as employees at farms and other workplaces from […]
Sonoma County Ballot Initiative Threatens Livestock Farming
By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest The aggressive animal extremist group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) – known for their illegal “open rescue” tactics of trespassing to break into private agribusinesses and steal livestock or poultry – is in the spotlight again as they continue deceit aimed at a “Prohibition on Concentrated Animal Feeding […]
Student POV – How Biden’s 30×30 Will Impact Younger Generations
Written by a junior studying agricultural communications and agribusiness at Oklahoma State University Before I share my opinions on the Biden administration’s 30×30 plan, it is important to understand the initiative. I will be the first to admit that until I started to research the topic for this piece, I had very little knowledge about […]
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF ANIMAL SERVICES COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDS BAN OF RODEO EVENTS
On October 13, the Los Angeles Board of Animal Services Commissioners submitted a letter to the City Council recommending an outright ban of rodeo events Los Angeles. The events listed in the recommendation are bull riding, bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, and “similar events and activities.” The animal services commissioners […]
Ojai, California’s Elephant Rights Ordinance: “What Were They Thinking?”
By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest On September 26, 2023, Ojai, California, passed an ordinance that defines and protects “rights to liberty” for elephants, thereby creating the nation’s first sanctuary city for elephants! Formally titled “Adding the Right to Bodily Liberty for Elephants,” this document was introduced by city council member Leslie Rule. […]
