Green energy is almost always presented as beneficial to the health of our planet. This sounds great, and it is great when “green” energy is actually “green.” What proponents of green energy often don’t talk about is the larger shadow and what goe...
By Roy Graber, WATT Global Media October 19, 2022
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is continuing its push to get retail grocery chain Wegmans to remove the Plainville Farms turkey line from its shelves.
It even staged a...
Responding to the Rhetoric- Farm Babe Gets it Right
Recently in Ag Daily, Michelle Miller, also known as Farm Babe, wrote about dealing with the outlandish rhetoric animal extremists use to push their agenda. Anyone who has ever been on those fro...
By JENNA HOFFMAN AND JIM WIESEMEYER, Drover's Magazine
October 3, 2022
House Ag Committee ranking member G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Republican leader on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, in a lette...
By Michelle C. Pardo, Duane Morris Animal Law
The video of NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner tackling an animal rights activist who had charged the field with a smoke bomb at last week’s Los Angeles Rams – San Francisco 49ers game in Santa Clara was th...
Rising Costs and Interest Rates are Affecting Food Security and Production
It is no secret that costs and interest rates are rising in the United States. For farmers and ranchers, the costs are greater than ever for basic resources, making it mor...
An Alert From Our Friends at USARK
Are you like many Americans and have more than two pet dogs or cats? Responsible pet owners know that having more than one of any species is healthier for their pets because they play together, eat together and...
Foreign-Based Food Sources: What Will Happen If There Is a Crisis?
In the unprecedented turmoil our nation has faced in recent years, shortcomings in existing policy have been made painfully clear. The most alarming problems are those reve...
Victory for Animal Welfare, Ranchers, Rodeo and Equestrian Enthusiasts, and Livestock Producers Proof that Standing Up Works
In a vote on September 20th, 2022, Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors ( California ) voted to strike out the proposed...
Alert – September 20th
Alameda County’s Proposed Rodeo Ban is also a Ban on Livestock Production
September 20th Meeting
On September 20th, the Alameda County Supervisors will meet, and on the agenda is ordinance language that will impact l...
Unelected Authorities Are Turning Off Irrigation Pumps in Small California Ranching Community Does truth matter?
These ranchers, fighting for their livelihoods, sure hope so.
“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it...
Hay Shortages Are Affecting Food Security The Importance of Hay
Hay does not feed Americans in the way that other crops do like potatoes, wheat, corn, beans, and other commodity crops. Even though we don’t have hay at our dinner table, its produ...