Lucas Cattle Company: Leading the Way
LUCAS CATTLE COMPANY: LEADING THE WAY By Burt Rutherford, Working Ranch Magazine (June 28, 2023) – Forrest Lucas learned his work ethic in a cattle barn. When you look at the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts; see Lucas Oil promotions at many NASCAR and Indy racetracks in America; watch a Professional Bull […]
Connecting With Like-Minded Young People
Connecting With Like-Minded Young People Agriculture groups across America are inspiring and connecting our youth. Navigating high school and college may be notoriously difficult times, especially in today’s world where controversial topics are constantly dividing young people. This divisiveness is often prevalent among young agriculturalists. False information spread about agriculture can be confusing and isolating […]
Drought Forces Plains Farmers to Abandon Wheat Crop
Drought Forces Plains Farmers to Abandon Wheat Crop By Jaclyn Krymowski for Protect The Harvest Extreme drought conditions that plagued large swaths of the American breadbasket this growing season are forcing wheat farmers to make tough harvest decisions. This is concerning, but all is not lost. It is worth monitoring the harvest, as the most-affected […]
USDA Funding for Meat Processing Facilities Boosts Food Security and Benefits Low-Income Individuals
USDA Funding for Meat Processing Facilities Boosts Food Security and Benefits Low-Income Individuals Food security is a critical concern, particularly for low-income individuals who often struggle to access affordable and nutritious food. In April 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of funds to expand meat and poultry processing facilities. This […]
Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Clean Water Act is Big Win for Agriculture, Property Rights
Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Clean Water Act is Big Win for Agriculture, Property Rights Property owners across America scored a tremendous win as the result of a recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA regulates the discharges of pollutants into navigable waters of the United States […]
Student POV – “Labeled” Foods at Universities
STUDENT POV – “LABELED” FOODS AT UNIVERSITIES Written By a Junior at Oklahoma State University Studying Agricultural Communications and Agribusiness Free-range, cage-free and organic are labels we see every time we go to the grocery store. In addition, we see products promoting vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based alternatives on almost every aisle. All of these labels […]
Jesse Martin Joins Protect The Harvest’s Advisory Committee
Protect The Harvest, an educational and advocacy nonprofit supporting American agriculture, property rights and freedom of choice is pleased to announce Jesse Martin, an experienced nonprofit leader and entrepreneur based in Virginia, has joined the organization’s advisory committee. He brings more than 15 years of nonprofit operating and advisory experience used to counsel, manage and […]
Fresno Zoo Triumphant: California Court Upholds Habeas Corpus as a Human Right
By Theresa Lucas McMahan, PTH Executive Director The May 18th, 2023, ruling from California’s 5th District Appellate Court was a momentous victory for the Fresno Zoo, affirming its commitment to animal welfare and debunking misconceptions surrounding the application of Habeas Corpus to non-human entities. This decision affirms prior court decisions on why Habeas Corpus is […]
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Proposition 12; Rules 5-4 against National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
By Jaclyn Krymowski for Protect The Harvest If recent drought, inflation, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory overreach haven’t been challenging enough to America’s farmers and ranchers, pork producers and consumers have now been dealt a significant gut punch by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). In early May 2023, SCOTUS ruled in favor […]
USDA Proposes Reducing Dairy Products for WIC Recipients
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently proposed milk reductions for its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), a program that currently serves more than six million mothers, infants and children across America. According to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), if the USDA’s changes are adopted, a pregnant […]
