{"id":36290,"date":"2025-01-19T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/protect-the-harvest-ceasing-operations-october-31-cites-funding-challenges-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T09:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:30:40","slug":"protect-the-harvest-ceasing-operations-october-31-cites-funding-challenges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=36290","title":{"rendered":"Protect The Harvest Ceasing Operations October 31; Cites Funding Challenges &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pth-logo.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>BROWNSBURG, Indiana, Oct. 11, 2024 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Protect The Harvest will cease operations effective Oct. 31, 2024, citing ongoing funding challenges that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization was created in 2011 as a non-profit educational and advocacy effort to promote and defend American farmers and ranchers, improve food security, protect property rights, ensure animal welfare, and support outdoor sports such as hunting and fishing. Protect The Harvest has focused on informing stakeholders about important issues, protecting against a myriad of ongoing threats and responding when appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past two-and-a-half years we\u2019ve been diligently working to secure funding that would allow Protect The Harvest to continue operations going forward, but the current economy has made it challenging for many individuals and organizations that have supported us in the past,\u201d said Dr. Mike Siemens, Protect The Harvest executive director. \u201cIt\u2019s been frustrating and disappointing to see the number of issues we confront multiply while our resources to address them have diminished. It\u2019s also heartbreaking because we hear from so many stakeholders about how much they value Protect The Harvest and the work we do. Now, other organizations will need to step up to fill the void.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince Charlotte and I created Protect The Harvest, we\u2019ve helped many people, some who have become good friends, and we\u2019ve accomplished a lot,\u201d stated Forrest Lucas, founder and chairman of the board. \u201cWe\u2019ve fought, and won, a considerable number of important battles that threatened property rights, would restrict freedoms and liberties America was founded on, make it more difficult to produce food or own animals, would curtail hunting and fishing, or would result in greater food insecurity. We have made many friends, enlightened many Americans, and fought the good fights to preserve the nation\u2019s principles and values, but the time has come to pass the torch to others who will promote and defend\u00a0<em>A Free and Fed America<\/em>\u2122.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lucas family will proudly continue to support a variety of organizations, including those in the agriculture sector, to address important issues. The Protect The Harvest website (<a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/___http:\/www.protecttheharvest.com___.YzJ1Omx1Y2Fzb2lscHJvZHVjdHM6YzpvOjdkNWFhNzlhYTAyYWE4MjllOGU4ZTE1YThhOTNiYzI4OjY6NzQwMzo4YWZiZGY1ZmZjNzk1MzExYTc0YzFkNDRhYmUyY2JlMzRjNTU4NGEyNjIzN2Q4MjZmODRmZThkZjNjNTAzMDM3OnA6VDpO\">www.protecttheharvest.com<\/a>) and social media platforms will be deactivated by December 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>#\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Media Contact:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Martin<\/p>\n<p>Protect The Harvest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/protecttheharvest.com\/news\/mailto:mmartin@protecttheharvest.com\">mmartin@protecttheharvest.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>585-781-4188<\/p>\n<p>www.protecttheharvest.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Protect The Harvest<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Created in 2011 to ensure\u00a0<em>A Free and Fed America<\/em>\u2122, our mission is to\u00a0<em>Inform, Protect\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Respond.\u00a0<\/em>We<em>\u00a0Inform\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Educate\u00a0<\/em>Americans about animal rights and environmental extremists, anti-agriculture groups and unelected regulators whose activities threaten our traditions and way of life. We\u00a0<em>Protect<\/em>\u00a0our liberties and lifestyle by supporting food security, agriculture, land and animal ownership and use, hunting and fishing and animal welfare. We\u00a0<em>Respond<\/em>\u00a0to laws, regulations and misinformation that could adversely impact food security, animal welfare, animal ownership, and our rights and limit our freedoms. We use facts, science, subject experts, litigation, communications and other resources to\u00a0<em>Inform<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Protect<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Respond<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROWNSBURG, Indiana, Oct. 11, 2024 \u2013\u00a0Protect The Harvest will cease operations effective Oct. 31, 2024, citing ongoing funding challenges that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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