It is becoming almost an every day thing, to see some part of agriculture that has been attacked in some way, either from the federal government’s agents to stupid and cruel acts and animal rights activists, but those of us who feed the world, will not back down from our pursuit of happiness and our way of life. I will touch briefly on these, in this post.
The Bureau of Land management’s attack on the the Bundy’s and Hammond’s is falling apart quickly, with the judge declaring a mistrial for the Bundy’s due to the prosecutors not sharing all evidence with the defendants. It is blatantly clear that there was government cover-ups going on and in my opinion, if you dig deep enough, you will find that former Secretary of State, Hillary “I kill them off” Clinton, was behind the Uranium One situation that put the Bundy’s and Hammond’s name in the spotlight. You can also thank Senator Harry Reid for his greedy dirty hands in the situation as well, which is why the government went after the families, to steal the land back. I am happy to report that the case against the Bundy’s was thrown out with prejudice, which means they cannot be tried again on those charges. I hope you will do some investigating of your own on this and watch all the videos that are made, keeping people updated on the situation. What really gets me upset is that the federal government MURDERED Lavoy Finnicum, during the situation in the Oregon Standoff. MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.
Another part of agriculture under attack as of late is the bee industry. In two separate attacks, one in Iowa and another in California, honey bees were the victims of senseless attacks. In Iowa, the suspects were two kids age 13 & I think 14. They broke the bee boxes and scattered the hibernating bees on the snow, killing at least a half a million precious bees. The owners of the bees, sold honey for a living and they were not sure if they would be able to recover the loss, but thankfully, their adoring public, who loved the honey and understand the need for bees in our environment, did a fund raiser and there is hope they will be recovered to have equipment and bees back in order before pollinating season begins.
The incident in California, where at least 200,000 bees were killed with diesel fuel and the boxes were knocked over, there have been no suspects found yet. The estimated income for the family of the bee business was over $60,000 but now, the business in in ruin. Who would do such a thing? WHY do this to bees? They are environmentally necessary for pollination for crops. So, the killed bees will also affect the crops that they normally pollinate. More than one industry was attacked in this situation.
Animal Rights activists continue to attack animal agriculture with propaganda to the general public that is full of lies and set up videos. One photo I saw this week was of milk, coming from a milking machine that was bloody. The fake information claimed that milk was somehow bleached white, to hide the blood and pus that comes from cows. THIS IS A FALSEHOOD! Any cow with mastitis or any infections, will not have their milk added to the tank. Any milk from a cow on antibiotics or any other controlled drug, is milked into the drain, not into the tank. If ANY antibiotics are found in the milk (Which is tested prior to unloading at the processing plant), the whole load is dumped and the dairy fined. So do not believe that milk is full of pus, blood and hormones. Yes, cows have natural hormones but not implanted hormones. Animal rights will skew the truth in any way they can, to harm animal agriculture.
On a different note, there was a fire in Wisconsin at a dairy, the other day. Before noon, trucks and trailers were lined up, to take the dairy cows, to other dairies, so the cows could be milked. That is what neighbors do for neighbors in the Agriculture industry. When one has a disaster, others jump in to help, in any way possible. The cows have a place to stay, while the dairy re-builds. Agriculture feeds the world. I think it is 1.5% of the population in the USA feeds the world. Think about that folks. Don’t let the attacks on Animal agriculture take your food from you!
Educated Cowpuncher 