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Mike Siemens serves as Executive Director of Protect the Harvest, a national organization that defends agriculture and rural America from activist attacks. With 25 years of experience in agricultural advocacy and animal welfare issues, he works to protect farmers, ranchers, wildlife enthusiasts, and those who enjoy the western lifestyle from regulatory overreach.
In his role, Siemens leads efforts to counter threats to American agriculture and food security. He has been particularly active in opposing ballot initiatives and legislation that would restrict livestock production, such as the Denver slaughterhouse ban targeting Superior Farms and Colorado's wolf coexistence legislation.
Siemens brings attention to the coordinated campaigns by animal rights activists to eliminate meat production, highlighting how less than 2% of Americans who produce the nation's food face unprecedented regulatory assault. He connects issues like wolf reintroduction, slaughterhouse bans, and eminent domain cases as part of broader threats to food security.
He has appeared on the Kim Monson Show multiple times in 2024 to discuss regulatory threats to agriculture, activist campaigns against farming and ranching, and policy issues affecting rural America.