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 what's new in the world of food, agriculture, and Western culture.
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Discover Lab-Grown Dairy Milk, Why You Could Be Sued for Seeds & 100-Year Old Farming
Episode 276
Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 50:30
Ep 276 | Somebody looked at cow's milk and decided we didn't need cows to make it. Welcome to the dairy aisle in 2026.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara unpack how milk gets made without a cow (and ask who's actually asking for it), how much farming changed in one man's lifetime, and the real story behind the US Open's $23 cocktail. Plus, why farmers are getting sued over their own seeds and how a new bill is trying to change that.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 How dairy proteins are being produced without cows 🪩 A reel of a 96-year-old farmer that has everyone emotional 🪩 The California farm behind the US Open's viral cocktail 🪩 The bill that could change who owns seeds
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (01:28) Dairy Proteins Made Without Cows (15:09) A 96-Year-Old Farmer and Harvest Season (27:51) The US Open Honey Deuce (39:15) Why Farmers Can Be Sued for Seeds (44:03) The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
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Discover The First Women's Workwear Brand: 20 Years of Red Ants Pants
Episode 275
Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 57:01
Ep 275 | Nobody was making work pants for women — until a 25-year-old with no business experience moved to a town of 900 people and made them herself.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie sits down with founder Sarah Calhoun to look back on 20 years of Red Ants Pants. From starting the brand in a small rural town to launching a music festival in a cow pasture, you'll learn how she's built the company to fit every woman and keep giving back to them.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 How the first women's workwear brand started 🪩 The benefits of starting a business in a small town 🪩 How the Red Ants Pants Music Festival grew over 15 years 🪩 The real cost of being a size-inclusive clothing brand 🪩 How the Red Ants Pants Foundation gives back to rural women
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (03:44) The Origin Story (09:38) Early Years & The Old Saddle Shop (14:10) Building a Brand in Rural Montana (19:10) Starting the Red Ants Pants Music Festival (25:41) The Red Ants Pants Foundation (34:32) The Pants: What Makes Them Different (44:42) Burnout, Building a Team & Knowing Your Limits (48:23) 20 Years Later & What's Next
Ep 274 | 1,000 years. That's how long it takes to build just one inch of Class One topsoil. Once it's gone, there's no getting it back.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara break down Cal Poly's divisive proposal to develop its own farmland, why people are questioning who really grows the food at their farmers market, and how a sweet corn reel could have you reconsidering the standards we put on farmers.
Plus, Brantley Gilbert's Dirty Money doc has them wondering: what happens if farmers go on strike — or the next generation can't afford to farm?
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 Cal Poly's hotel proposal (and how students are fighting back) 🪩 The black market of farmers markets 🪩 What a sweet corn field says about consumer demand 🪩 Brantley Gilbert's new documentary on American farmers
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:45) Cal Poly's Farmland Fight (11:11) Black Market Farmers Markets (15:00) Sweet Corn From Field to Can (29:01) Disco Debrief: Product of the USA & Imported Beef (33:57) Brantley Gilbert's Farming Documentary
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
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Discover Why Over 40% of U.S. Farmland Is Changing Hands, Fake AI Food Advice & The Year's Best Women in Ag
Episode 273
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 56:12
Ep 273 | What happens when an entire generation of American farmers retires?
What happens when an entire generation of American farmers retires? This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara discuss the largest generational transfer of farmland we've ever seen: Who inherits the land and why aren't families talking about it?
Plus, Tara just got back from a women in farming panel at Brooke Rollins' family farm and Farm Progress announced this year's Women in the Field finalists.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 The fake AI account you might be getting advice from 🪩 150 million acres of farmland is about to change hands 🪩 The 78-year-old woman who ran for the state legislature — and won 🪩 Women in the Field: Producer of the Year nominees 🪩 The mixed feelings around women-only awards in ag
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:54) The AI Amish Man Giving Food Advice (16:22) Inside a Women in Farming Panel (33:12) The Largest Generational Transfer of Farmland (46:27) Women in the Field: Producer of the Year Award
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
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Discover Why Farmers Can't Just Stop Using Pesticides: The Risk Nobody Talks About
Episode 271
Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 38:17
Ep 271 | Pesticides are necessary to feed 8 billion people: true or false?
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara discuss the viral reel making this startling claim — and why the answer is more complicated than most people realize. They unpack the risk of using pesticides, the very real consequences of not spraying, and the technology that could change food production as we know it.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 Why pesticides aren't going anywhere (yet) 🪩 The truth about pesticide-free Europe 🪩 The price of a food supply without pesticides 🪩 What happened when Sri Lanka went fully organic 🪩 Why the real problem could be commodity crops 🪩 The new technology already changing pesticide use
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (01:01) The Viral Pesticide Claim (09:16) The Risk of Using (& Not Using) Pesticides (14:17) Global Pesticide Use & How Much Farmers Spray (21:56) Commodity Crops, Subsidies & Biofuels (27:14) Farming for Food vs. Farming for Profit (31:27) Pros and Cons of Pesticides (32:50) Drones & Precision Spraying
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
Discover Why Italian Pasta Is Actually American, A Music Festival in a Cow Pasture & America's Oldest Farm
Episode 270
Thursday, August 6, 2026 • Duration 48:17
Ep 270 | People swear the bread and pasta are different in Italy — but ask a wheat farmer and the story gets complicated.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara look at where Italy's wheat really comes from, celebrate the oldest farmed land in America, and break down what's next as borders reopen after the New World Screwworm outbreak. Natalie also reports back from the Red Ants Pants Music Festival — the artists, the apparel, and the foundation it all funds.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 What the "Made in Italy" label really means 🪩 A woman-founded music festival in a Montana cow pasture 🪩 USDA's plan to reopen southern cattle ports 🪩 The oldest continuously farmed land in the United States
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:30) Italy's Wheat & The "Made in Italy" Label (14:26) Red Ants Pants Music Festival, Foundation and Workwear (35:55) Disco Debrief: Southern Cattle Ports Reopening (39:57) America's Oldest Continuously Farmed Land
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
Discover The New World Screwworm Update & How Beef Gets to Your Plate with Rancher Tucker Brown
Episode 269
Thursday, July 30, 2026 • Duration 46:49
Ep 269 | There's only one way ag gets a seat at the table: show up and share our story.
This week on Discover Ag, Tara sits down with Texas rancher Tucker Brown to discuss what it's like to represent agriculture at the White House. He also shares how his family has kept their ranch running for six generations, the part of the industry most people never see, and what Texas ranchers are seeing on the ground in the fight against New World Screwworm.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 How ag is being represented at the White House 🪩 The latest New World screwworm update 🪩 Beef's journey from pasture to processing plant 🪩 The best (and toughest) part of running a cattle operation
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (02:34) Dinner at the White House (23:21) Disco Debrief: New World Screwworm (29:40) Inside a Six-Generation Cattle Ranch (41:25) The Reality of Beef Processing
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
Discover A McBee Dynasty Star Fighting for Farmers, The Influencer Who Enraged Rural America & Viral World Cup Diet
Episode 268
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 46:19
Ep 268 | Should the face of American agriculture really be a Bravo star with tabloid drama and a business under investigation by the FBI? Well, it's complicated.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara share what the McBee Dynasty cowboy had to say about farming on Fox News — and why he might not be the best person for the job. Then there's the influencer who recorded their trip to a small-town grocery store, and it blew up in the worst way possible. Plus, why a World Cup star's diet has everyone debating what it takes to become an elite athlete.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 The McBee Dynasty star speaking up for farmers 🪩 A grocery store reel that's fired up the whole internet 🪩 What a World Cup star eats (and why it's so divisive)
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:34) McBee Dynasty Star on Fox News (21:26) Viral Influencer Grocery Store Reel (33:48) Disco Debrief: Oregon's Animal Rights Initiative (37:01) World Cup Player's Diet Gone Viral
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
Discover The Truth About Dyed Oranges, Citrus Grown Indoors & World Cup Food Drama
Episode 266
Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 41:42
Ep 267 | Petroleum dye. Ammonia baths. Wax banned in 31 countries. That's what one viral reel says is hiding on your oranges — but is any of it actually true?
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara fact check every claim that has millions questioning their favorite fruit. They also share how farmers are trying to save a struggling citrus industry, the real reason Norway chose to ship in their own food for the World Cup, and where oranges fit into the drama.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 What that viral orange reel gets right (and very wrong) 🪩 The real reason Team Norway brought their own food 🪩 World Cup food content that's *healing* us 🪩 How citrus is processed, sorted, and packed 🪩 Why the best grapefruit is grown indoors
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:26) The Viral World Cup Food Reel (10:15) Behind the Scenes of a Citrus Packing Plant (18:16) Food Safety: Why Fruit Is Waxed (20:13) What's Really on Your Oranges (26:59) CUPS: How Citrus Farmers Are Saving the Industry
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
Discover How Florida Is Fighting Back to Save Its Citrus
Episode 266
Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 20:22
Ep 266 | A disease with no cure nearly wiped out Florida's citrus. Here's the bold bet growers are making to save it.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara hit the road to the Dundee Citrus Growers Association in Bartow, Florida — home to one of the largest "citrus under protective screen" operations in the state. They follow the fruit from grove to packing line to see how growers are fighting citrus greening, weathering hurricanes and freezes, and doing everything it takes to keep America's best citrus alive.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 How farmers are fighting citrus greening 🪩 Where grapefruit got its name 🪩 Citrus' journey from tree to table 🪩 The people (and tech) behind your citrus
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro (00:53) Citrus Greening and the CUPS System (08:14) Inside the Citrus Packing Plant (13:51) Traceability & Packing Processes (15:11) Quality Control (17:10) The Future of Florida Citrus
🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher — and https://instagram.com/taravanderdussen/?hl=en — sustainability expert & millennial dairy farmer. Every week, we dive into the top headlines in food, agriculture, and Western culture with a pop culture twist.
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