Protecting the Harvest Nationwide

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Animal Activists, Animal Ag Alliance, Animal Welfare, Audio, Protect the Harvest

Protect the Harvest is an advocacy group that started in Missouri five years ago to fight back against animal activists groups. During the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, policies impacting the future of animal agriculture was an important issue discussed. Brian Klippenstein, Executive Director, Protect the Harvest, spoke on how they are helping farmers and ranchers nationwide provide for a … Read More

HSUS Investigator Speaks Out Against Group

Chuck ZimmermanAnimal Activists, Animal Welfare, Pork, Video

It looks like the tables have been turned on animal liberation group Humane Society of the United States. A former undercover investigator for the extremist group is featured in a just released video by HumaneWatch.org discussing gestation stalls or also called individual maternity pens (IMPs) which are used to house pregnant pigs. You can watch the video below. IMPs provide … Read More

PETA Video Called Out By Real Dairy Farmer

Chuck ZimmermanAnimal Activists, Animal Welfare, Dairy

The world’s beloved AgShill Heiress Dairy Farmer Carrie Chestnut Mess, aka Dairy Carrie, is once again showing her brilliance as she has just pretty well slam dunked PETA and their latest dairy cow (bull) manure video release. As of now her revealing story has been visited over a quarter million times. With your help in spreading the word how about … Read More

Missouri Right to Farm Vote Today

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Animal Activists, Audio, Farm Bureau

It’s down to the wire in the final push for the Missouri Right to Farm amendment and the opposition, led by the Humane Society of the United States is pulling out all the stops. “Humane Society of the US has put in nearly a half a million dollars in (opposition to) the issue,” says Missouri Farm Bureau president Blake Hurst. … Read More

Oklahoma Attorney General Advances Investigation of HSUS

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Animal Activists, Animal Welfare

HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, applauded Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for moving forward with his investigation into the deceptive fundraising of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Pruitt stated in a radio interview last week that his office has issued subpoenas to HSUS and an HSUS vendor, direct-mail firm Quadriga Art, in … Read More

PETA Takes on Dairy-Proposes "Standards"

News EditorAnimal Activists, Animal Health, Animal Welfare

Another reason for our dairy farmers to take 10 minutes each day to tell your story – there are many ways to accomplish this, whether it be social media, farm tours, talking to neighbors or giving presentations. Protect your right to farm! Last month PETA took aim at the dairy industry. On the heels of Mercy for Animals’ footage of … Read More

HSUS Video Shares Truth

News EditorAnimal Activists, Animal Welfare

Good reminder for all of those involved in agriculture, and all those who care about agriculture. The newly launched Missouri Farmers Care Web site encourages people to find out more about farmers and how food gets from field to plate, and offers stories from farmers around the state who farm because they care. The group recently released a YouTube video, … Read More

Ad Urges HSUS Members to Stop Donations

News EditorAnimal Activists

Readers of World Dairy Diary, please be aware of the agenda of the Human Society of the United States (HSUS), and be sure to pass the message along to your friends. A full-page ad from HumaneWatch.org, a watchdog project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), appeared in this Sunday’s New York Times, criticizing the recent claim of Wayne … Read More

Undercover Video Sickens Dairy Producers

Cindy ZimmermanAnimal Activists

Representatives of the dairy and agriculture industry in general are just as outraged as the general public over an alleged “undercover” video of animal abuse on an Ohio dairy released yesterday by activist organization Mercy For Animals (MFA) MFA claims the video, which depicts savage and sick behavior toward dairy animals, was filmed over a four week period on Conklin … Read More

Animal Rights Group Releases Disturbing Video

Chuck ZimmermanAnimal Activists

This is a heads up in case you haven’t heard about it. Yesterday the Associated Press published a story about a video that was allegedly taken undercover at an Ohio dairy farm by the group Mercy For Animals. It is a shocking and disturbing video and whoever is actually involved should be put in jail for a very long time. … Read More