Protect The Harvest -

Oregon Residents Have Opportunity to Comment on Anti-Ag Law Implementation

Oregon residents have until July 22 to submit comments on the implementation of regulations set forth by Senate Bill 85, which was passed last year and targets confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) of all sizes. Environmental extremist groups have backed the bill under the guise of improving water quality by further regulating water use – […]

Friend of the Land – June 2024

We are delighted to congratulate Forrest and Charlotte Lucas for being named our Protect The Harvest Friend of the Land for June 2024. Their founding of Protect The Harvest stemmed from their dedication to promoting and defending agriculture, property rights, and animal welfare. The Lucas’s have made significant contributions to rural and agricultural communities due […]

Carbon Pipeline Company Leverages Political Connections to Gain Eminent Domain

In late June 2024, the appointed three-person, Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) dealt a devastating blow to property rights in the state by granting the right of eminent domain to Summit Carbon Solutions for its planned CO2 pipeline. The Summit pipeline would transport carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants to an underground storage facility in North […]

2024 U.S. Food Insecurity

To be food secure in the United States, all members of a household must have “access to enough food for an active, healthy life,” according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This includes access to nutritious foods at any time and the ability to get food without resorting to coping strategies. Coping strategies […]

California’s Regulatory Chokehold Threatens American Commerce & Food Security

There is an old joke about California being like an 800-pound gorilla in the room — it sits where it wants. Because of its geographic size and resources, massive population of more than 39 million, and sheer scale of its markets and industries, California wields a tremendous amount of clout over laws and policies in […]

Dallas Horse-Drawn Carriages Saved – For Now

The horse-drawn carriage industry in Dallas, Texas, was granted a reprieve by the City Council in late June 2024, following an extended barrage of targeted attacks from animal extremist groups. Council Member Paul Ridley (District 14) is a member of the Quality of Life, Arts & Culture Committee. He ultimately saved the Dallas carriage industry […]

Idaho Ranchers Fight the Feds for Water

By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest Ranchers in Idaho are fighting back against a federal government push to confiscate vital water rights for livestock, thereby endangering the care and production of cattle. Current state law provides for individuals to acquire rights to public waters by granting permission to use them for beneficial purposes […]

Rewilding: A Failed Third Reich Ideology Being Used in America to Control the Food Supply

Until fairly recently, the concept of “rewilding” was largely unheard of outside of environmental extremist circles. ”Rewilding” first emerged in Nazi Germany, and resurfaced in the early 1990s when members of EarthFirst, a group with confirmed ties to ecoterrorism, began promoting it in America. Alarming due to its Nazi and ecoterrorist origins, rewilding is being […]

Friend of the Land – May 2024

In Memory and Honor: Patrick Gottsch Recognized as May 2024 Friend of the Land It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we acknowledge Patrick Gottsch’s passing. Patrick’s unexpected passing on May 18, 2024, has left an irreplaceable void in the lives of those who knew him and the rural communities he passionately served. […]