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Protect The Harvest | Debunking the New York Times Anti Agriculture Opinion Video
An In-Depth Look The recent opinion video published by the New York Times about agriculture is one of the most distorted and underhanded attacks on agriculture that we have seen to date. A number of effective rebuttals have arisen from the agriculture community, but the misleading agenda-driven nature of the video merits taking a more…
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Protect The Harvest | Food Myths Busted by Swedish Study
A New Swedish Study Says Decades of Official Dairy Wisdom is Wrong. Article by the Observer – Joanna Blythman – September 26, 2021 “Evidence from the Swedish study suggests dairy fats can have health benefits, as do many other foods discouraged by official advice. Over the past 70 years the public health establishment in Anglophone…
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Protect The Harvest | Colorado Governor Polis’ Candidate Selections Have Animal Extremist Backgrounds
Polis’ CDA Taps Wolf Advocate with Anti-agriculture Ties to Lead Colorado Bureau of Animal Protection Article by Rachel Gabel – The Fence Post February 8 , 2022 “The Bureau of Animal Protection has a new director, selected from a pool of candidates that included two animal rights attorneys and a wolf introduction and “humane food…
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Protect The Harvest | Help Save Pony Rides in Griffith Park
Help Protect Pony Rides in Griffith Park, California Sign the Petition HERE Constant Harassment – Horse Ownership, Horse Shows and Horseback Riding Are The True Target Animal extremist groups are targeting horse ownership in Southern California. They are picking on the pony rides because they are the low hanging fruit and under-represented. The protestors have…
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New York Times – Misrepresentation of American Ag
Originally found on Latest updates. Columnist Dawson Schmitt Explains Why a Recent New York Times Video Misrepresents the Facts about Agriculture. By Dawson Schmitt, dawson.schmitt@iowastatedaily.com Feb 2, 2022 Updated Feb 3, 2022 “It’s official: farming is the bane of the human race, or so The New York Times has determined. Yet coming from the institution…
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Originally found on Latest updates. “No Race Can Prosper Until It Learns There is as Much Dignity in Tilling a Field as in Writing a Poem” – Booker T. Washington New York Times This is a lesson the New York Times certainly needs to learn. Have you seen their Opinion video with Senator Cory Booker…
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Food Deserts – Scarcity in the Land of Plenty
Originally found on Latest updates. The phrase “food desert” may sound like something from dystopian science fiction movie, but living in a food desert is a reality that a surprising number of Americans face every day. The term was first coined by the Scottish Nutrition Task Force in 1995 and first introduced to the US…
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2021 USDA Report Finds 98% of Farms are Still Family Owned
Originally found on Latest updates. In the 2021 edition of the USDA report, much of the numbers were compared with the 2011 report, which was the earliest year using the same typology. While many things have remained constant, the comparison tells a different story. The information for these statistics are compiled from the Agricultural Resource…
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UPDATE: KESSLER RESIGNS FROM COLORADO VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD
Originally found on Latest updates. January 24, 2022 A story by Marianne Goodland at Colorado Politics.com dated January 24, 2022, stated that the animal extremist appointee, Ellen Kessler, to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, submitted her resignation effective February 11, 2022. Kessler was appointed in August 2020 by Governor Jared Polis despite widespread concern…
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ACTION ALERT – CALLS NEEDED ON BEHALF OF PONY RIDES IN LOS ANGELES
Originally found on Latest updates. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Commission Task Force on Concessions is holding a Special Meeting this Thursday February, 3, 2022 at 8:30 am via ZOOM regarding the Griffith Park Pony Rides. The Griffith Park Pony Rides have been serving the children in the Los Angeles…