Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik

Discover Ag

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Discover Ag is a top-ranked podcast that deep dives the latest news in the world of food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist. Enjoy insightful commentary and real-time breakdowns of the latest trending topics and hot headlines straight from a millennial dairy farmer and cattle rancher. Not a boring podcast for farmers, Discover Ag is your go-to news source on all things Americana - think RFK Jrs MAHA Movement, NFL's obsession with Uncrustables, or Yellowstone's Red Carpet Premier. Expect to be wildly entertained and informed as you go beyond the headlines to discover wha...

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Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik

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News

Podcast website

discoverag.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Discovering Chinese Farmland, Illegal Ocean Wine & Halloween Costumes + Houdek Interview 26.10.2023

121 | The top 3 trending food & agriculture headlines to discover this week: California Wine Company Destroys 2,000 Bottles After Illegally Aging Them On Bottom of Ocean The Best Food-Themed Halloween Costumes For a Delicious Spooky Season Arkansas Orders Chinese-Owned Seed Producer Syngenta to Sell US Farmland JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER HOSTS: @‌NatalieKovarik  |  @‌TaraVanderDussen THANK YOU T...

Discovering Olive Oil Prices, Legalizing Raw Milk and Animal Rights in OR 19.10.2023

120 | The top 3 trending food & agriculture headlines to discover this week: Olive Oil Prices Reach Record Highs as Spain's Harvest is Halved | Read The Story Here Stars Are Lining Up in Colorado For Raw Milk in 2024 | Read The Story Here Oregon Animal Rights Ballot Initiative IP3 Is A Threat | Read The Story Here JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER HOSTS: @‌NatalieKovarik  |  @‌TaraVanderDussen THANK YO...

Discovering Ozempic, Vegan Genetics & Starbuck's Climate Resistant Beans + Duckworth Wool Company Interview 12.10.2023

119 | The top 3 trending food & agriculture headlines to discover this week: Starbucks Develops Coffee Seeds That Can Withstand Climate Change Effects | Read The Story Here Ozempic is on The Rise. That Could Be a Problem For Food Companies | Read The Story Here Are You a Vegetarian? It Could Be In Your Genes | Read The Story Here JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER HOSTS: @‌NatalieKovarik  |  @‌TaraVande...

Discovering Food Influencers, Arrowhead Water and Lantern Flies 05.10.2023

118 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture headlines you need to discover this week are: The Food Industry Pays Influencer Dietitians to Shape Your Eating Habits | Read The Story Here California Regulators Order Arrowhead to Stop Drawing Water From Some Mountain Springs | Read The Story Here Spotted Lanternfly Identified in Illinois | Read The Story Here JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER HOSTS: @‌Na...

Discovering Heatwaves, Airlines & Food Apps + Interview on Beef for Babies 28.09.2023

117 | The top 3 trending food & ag headlines to discover this week: US Airlines Ally With Farmers to Seek Subsidies For Corn As Jet Fuel Samsung Announces Global Launch of Samsung Food  Searing Heat Resphapes US Food Production This episode was in collaboration with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff. LEARN MORE ABOUT KATIE  HERE Meat Helps Make Every Bite...

Discovering Skittles, NYFW & Meatpacker Rights 21.09.2023

115 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture headlines you need to discover this week are: California's Skittles Ban Advances to Governor's Desk | Read The Story Here Protesters Crash Coach Runway at New York Fashion Week | Read The Story Here Meat Packer Workers March For Workers Rights | Read The Story Here _______________________________________ JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST FOLLOW US ON SOC...

Discovering organic prices, US Open food courts & California pork + CASE IH Interview on Electric Tractors 14.09.2023

114 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture headlines you need to discover this week are:   Organic Food Sector Expects 15% Growth, Provoking Debate Over Price | Read The Story Here  The Making of the U.S Open's Food Village | Read The Story Here Pork Industry Grapples with Whiplash of Shifting Regulations | Read The Story Here _______________________________________ JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL L...

Discovering France Destroying Wine, Fast Food lawsuits & Investing in Farmland 07.09.2023

113 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Burger King Faces Legal Claim Over Size of Whopper | Read the Full Story  American Farmland: Why Investors Are Turning To This Asset Class | Read the Full Story France Has So Much Extra Wine, It's Paying Farmers $215 MILLION to Destroy It | Read the Full Story  _____________________________________________________...

Discovering peanut allergies, pumpkin spice lattes & heavy metals in crops 31.08.2023

112 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Peanut Allergy Is On The Rise How Pumpkin Spice Latte Became Cult Favorite Researchers Explore Heavy Metals in Crops  JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @‌NatalieKovarik | @‌TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg GOOD RANCHERS : CODE " DISC...

Discovering the Next Pandemic, Crazy Benefits of Apples and Girl Dinner + Interview with Good Ranchers: American Meat Delivered 24.08.2023

110 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Girl Dinner Broke The Internet Does An Apple A Day Really Keep The Doctor Away The Next Pandemic Could Spring From U.S. Meat Supply JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @‌NatalieKovarik | @‌TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg GOOD RANCHERS...

Discovering Big Sugar, Kelp & Gwenyth Paltrow 17.08.2023

109 |The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Alaska's Newest Gold Rush: Seaweed Gwyneth Paltrow Gave a Tour of Her Fridge Big Sugar Podcast Exposes How Subsidies in the Farm Bill Harm Us All JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @‌NatalieKovarik | @‌TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: 'To Which We Belong' with Pamela Tanner Boll 15.08.2023

108 | This week on the Discover Ag podcast, Nat and Tara are finishing up with their summer "Debunking Series" where they've been debunking negative documentaries about agriculture and food. In this episode they discuss the film "To Which We Belong" with the films director Pamela Boll.  Nat and Tara, along with Pamela share their first impressions and thoughts of the documentary. Points that are m...

Discovering Tick Bites, Indoor Vertical Farm, and Tomato 10.08.2023

107 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Plenty to Build 'Worlds Largest' Indoor Vertical Farming Complex What is Tomato Girl Summer More Americans Face Possibly Life-Threatening Red Meat Allergy After Spike in Tick-Born Illness JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @‌Natalie...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Netflix's 'Seaspiracy': Conversation with Spear fisher Valentine Thomas 08.08.2023

106 | This week on the Discover Ag podcast, Nat and Tara are back with their summer "Debunking Series" where they will debunk negative documentaries about agriculture and food. In this episode they discuss the documentary "Seaspiracy".  Nat and Tara, along with their guest Valentine Thomas share their first impressions and thoughts of the documentary that claims that fishing is damaging our planet...

Discovering China, Salmon & Gallbladder 03.08.2023

105 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: Influencers Built Up This Wellness Startup- Until They Started Getting Sick How Beer Is Helping Salmon Find Their Way Home From The Ocean Senate Targets China, Voting to Restrict Farmland Purchases and U.S. Investment JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLO...

Discovering Peaches, Shrimpers, & Raw Milk + Interview with Neutral Foods: Carbon-Neutral Food Company 27.07.2023

104 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture topics you need to know this week are: • Are We Watching The Extinction of Georgia Peaches Unfold? | Read the story here  • Cheap Imports Leave US Shrimpers Struggling with 'Starvation Wages' | Read the story here • Raw Milk is Being Legalized in More States. Is It Safe? | Read the story here ______________________________________________________   JOI...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Meet your hosts 25.07.2023

103 | Today's episode is a little different than anything Natalie and Tara have done on the podcast before. Today they get personal. Sharing their how they met, first impressions of each other, and growing up in agriculture. Lots of similarities and so many differences. Join us on this special Meet Your Discover Hosts!   Watch on YouTube  Discover Ag Podcast Follow Us on Instagram! @‌NatalieKovari...

Discovering "No Antibiotic Label", Barbie and Energy Drinks 20.07.2023

102 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:  US FDA Reviewing Concerns Over Logan Paul's PRIME Energy Drink Read the Story Here.  Burger King May Have Single Handedly Ended the Barbiecore Trend |  Read the Story Here Tyson Announces Heightened Standard for Antibiotic Use |  Read the Story Here   Watch on YouTube  Discover Ag Podcast Follow Us on Instag...

Discovering Subway, Avocado, and White House 13.07.2023

101 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:  Subway's Beefed Up Sandwiches are a Hit and Miss | Read the Story Here.  Evocado Could Be a Greener Alternative to 'Green Gold'  |  Read the Story Here White House Greenlights Research into Reflecting Sunlight to Address Climate Change  |  Read the Story Here   Watch on YouTube  Discover Ag Podcast Follow Us...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: 'Sacred Cow' with Diana Rodgers 11.07.2023

100 | This week on the Discover Ag podcast, Nat and Tara are back with their new summer series called "Debunking Series" where they will debunk negative documentaries about agriculture and food one week and bring you a documentary on the opposite side the following week.  In this episode they discuss the documentary "Sacred Cow" with one of it's co-producers, Diana Rogers.  Nat and Tara, along wit...

Discovering Fast fashion, Snails, and Deforestation 06.07.2023

099 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:  SHEIN is Sending Influencers to Promote it's China Factory | Read the Story Here.  South Florida Community Ordered to Quarantine After Invasive Snail Sighting  |  Read the Story Here  Senate committee holds hearing on Amazon deforestation, cattle supply chain|  Read the Story Here   Watch on YouTube  Discove...

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Debunking 'Cowspiracy' 04.07.2023

098 | This week on the Discover Ag podcast, Nat and Tara are back with their summer "Debunking Series" where they will debunk negative documentaries about agriculture and food. In this episode they discuss the documentary "Cowspiracy".  Nat and Tara share their first impressions and thoughts of the documentary that says that animal ag is terrible for the planet. Points mentioned: How the film is b...

Discovering Milk Dumping, Airbnb, and Lab-Grown Chicken 29.06.2023

097 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:  Diary Farmers Resort to Dumping Thousands of Gallons of Milk  | Read the Story Here.  32 Year Old Spent $2,000 Setting Up An AirBnb In Her Neighbors Barn - Now Brings in $2.88 Million  |  Read the Story Here  US Approves the Sale of Lab Grown Chicken |  Read the Story Here   Watch on YouTube  Discover Ag Pod...

HOT OFF THE PRESS INTERVIEW: Achieving Carbon Zero: The Propane Revolution with PERC 27.06.2023

096 | This week's show is brought to you by Propane Education and Research Council. PERC is a nonprofit that provides leading propane safety and training programs and invests in research and development of new propane powered technologies. On this week's show, Nat and Tara are joined by Mike Newland, director of Agriculture Business Development for PERC, they plan to cover several topics including...

Discovering Ireland, Skittles, and Chocolate Milk 22.06.2023

095 | The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:  Farmer-led Political Party Emerges in Ireland to Fight Against Current Emissions Policy | Read the Story Here.  Are Skittles Dangerous? A California Bill Aims to Ban Chemicals in Candy |  Read the Story Here  Ireland Looking to Kill 200,00 Cows To Fight Climate Change. Are U.S Herds Next? USDA Weighs Bans on...

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