ArcturustheFirst

One of the points I've read argued that ag-gag laws are put in place to prevent attempts at manipulated footage taken from farms, where even mundane and safe procedures can seem harmful or malevolent through editing and presentation.

As a Canadian cattle rancher, I don't support any kind of ag-gag style censorship and so on, but how can farmers and ranchers put things into context if an activist group sensationalizes and manipulates what they're presenting in a poorer light than it is? I've dealt with this myself when an ecosystems awareness sign (a sign that notes common animals, grasses, and so on in the area) on my range was defaced by activists, claiming that my "moo-burgers" were destroying the environment and hampering wildlife diversity, even though they do no such thing and I maintain my range in an infinitely sustainable way.

That's a stance I agree with to varying to degrees, but it didn't really answer my question. What can farmers and ranchers like myself do to put things into context if we're on the receiving end of a sensational or manipulative media exploit involving our operations? As I said, I have already been on the receiving end of this kind of untrue smearing with that sign on the range, and the only real option I had was to ignore it and wait for the sign to be replaced or cleaned by the people who put it up.