Discover Ag

Ep 279 | PETA crashed Fashion Week again, and this time it cost someone their job.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara unpack the runway stunt that went viral, why they don't agree with PETA or the internet, and the issue PETA should actually be protesting. They also expose a fake dairy farm fooling so many on social media, why the farm-to-table movement keeps missing the mark, and the Montana nonprofit turning ranchers' donated livestock into protein for food banks and schools.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 PETA's wool protest at New York Fashion Week
🪩 The truth behind many farm-to-table menus
🪩 An AI dairy account that should scare all of ag
🪩 The first nonprofit USDA-inspected meat processing plant
CHAPTERS: 
 00:00 Intro
 00:54 PETA Crashes New York Fashion Week
 16:14 Farm-to-Table Done Wrong (& Right)
 27:45 The Fake AI Dairy Account
 38:33 The Producer Partnership: Ranchers Feeding Montana
🪩 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.
📲 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
Website: https://discoverag.com/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1615443750
Instagram: https://instagram.com/discoveragpodcast/
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Ep 278 | The U.S. is importing more beef and everyone is enraged... But plot twist: it's the beef you've been eating all along.
This week on Discover Ag, Tara sits down with journalist Keely Brazil Covello of America UNWON to break down everything going on with beef — the renewed push to label where beef comes from, what consumers don't understand about the industry, and why prices haven't gone down (and maybe they shouldn't).
They also discuss the New World Screwworm win the headlines skipped and how a UC Davis study proved ranchers right about wolves.
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 The biggest issue facing agriculture right now
🪩 What ranchers need to rebuild America's cattle herd
🪩 Where the beef you've been eating has really come from
🪩 A very hopeful New World Screwworm update
🪩 The very real threat wolves pose to cattle and ranchers
CHAPTERS: 
00:00 Intro
01:15 Meet Journalist Keely Brazil Covello
09:37 Trump's New Executive Orders for Ranchers
18:15 Beef Imports, Labeling & The Value of Beef
35:21 Disco Debrief: New World Screwworm Update
43:08 The Debate on Delisting the Gray Wolf
🪩 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.
📲 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
Website: https://discoverag.com/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1615443750
Instagram: https://instagram.com/discoveragpodcast/
🤝 PARTNERS AND SPONSORSHIPS
TOOTHPILLOW: Go to https://www.toothpillow.com/ and use code DISCOVER to get your kid assessed for free! You can even use the code for a free video upgrade.
 FARM WIFE TALLOW: Use code DISCOVER to save on your first order at https://www.farmwifetallow.com/
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MONTANA SILVERSMITHS: American-made buckles and jewelry, handcrafted to last generations. Visit MontanaSilversmiths.com or your local fine western retailer.
 PONCHO: Get 10% off your first order and free shipping at ponchooutdoors.com/DISCOVER when you enter your email.
 ARMRA: Use code DISCOVER for 15% off your first order at https://TryARMRA.com/discover
 ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DISCOVER at https://www.oneskin.co/discover #oneskinpod
SUNRISE FLOUR MILL: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://sunriseflourmill.com/
TURTLEBOX: Use code DISCOVER at https://turtleboxaudio.com/ to score a free hat with the purchase of any Gen 2 speaker.
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Ep 277 | A five-year-old walked half a mile in his neighborhood to collect goose feathers. Now, his mom is on a child abuse registry for the next seven years.
This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara unpack the story that has the entire internet talking. Was it child abuse or good parenting?
They also share Dolly Parton's first posthumous song, a new bill that could change your state's food laws, and the controversy around a viral reel of chickens eating food scraps (chicken included).
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 A viral reel of chickens being fed chicken scraps
🪩 Dolly Parton's first posthumous song (and what she has planned for 2046)
🪩 The fight over who gets the final say on dyes, PFAS and your food
🪩 The mom convicted for letting her 5-year-old walk alone
CHAPTERS: 
00:00 Intro
00:45 Chickens Eating Chicken & Food Waste
15:30 Dolly Parton's First Posthumous Song
26:18 The FRESH and Affordable Foods Act
35:51 Virginia Mom Convicted for Her Son's Solo Walk
🪩 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.
📲 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
Website: https://discoverag.com/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1615443750
Instagram: https://instagram.com/discoveragpodcast/

🤝 PARTNERS AND SPONSORSHIPS
COZY EARTH: Use code DISCOVER to score 20% off at https://cozyearth.com/
MONTANA SILVERSMITHS: American-made buckles and jewelry, handcrafted to last generations. Visit MontanaSilversmiths.com or your local fine western retailer.
FARM WIFE TALLOW: Use code DISCOVER to save on your first order at https://www.farmwifetallow.com/
TOOTHPILLOW: Go to https://www.toothpillow.com/ and use code DISCOVER to get your kid assessed for free! You can even use the code for a free video upgrade.
PONCHO: Get 10% off your first order and free shipping at ponchooutdoors.com/DISCOVER when you enter your email.
ARMRA: Use code DISCOVER for 15% off your first order at https://TryARMRA.com/discover
ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DISCOVER at https://www.oneskin.co/discover #oneskinpod
SUNRISE FLOUR MILL: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://sunriseflourmill.com/
TURTLEBOX: Use code DISCOVER at https://turtleboxaudio.com/ to score a free hat with the purchase of any Gen 2 speaker.
DUCKWORTH: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://www.duckworthco.com/
 
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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.
📲 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
Website: https://discoverag.com/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1615443750
Instagram: https://instagram.com/discoveragpodcast/
🤝 PARTNERS AND SPONSORSHIPS
MONTANA SILVERSMITHS: American-made buckles and jewelry, handcrafted to last generations. Visit MontanaSilversmiths.com or your local fine western retailer.
TOOTHPILLOW: Go to https://www.toothpillow.com/ and use code DISCOVER to get your kid assessed for free! You can even use the code for a free video upgrade.
COZY EARTH: Use code DISCOVER to score 20% off at https://cozyearth.com/
PONCHO: Get 10% off your first order and free shipping at ponchooutdoors.com/DISCOVER when you enter your email.
FARM WIFE TALLOW: Use code DISCOVER to save on your first order at https://www.farmwifetallow.com/
ARMRA: Use code DISCOVER for 15% off your first order at https://TryARMRA.com/discover
ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DISCOVER at https://www.oneskin.co/discover #oneskinpod
SUNRISE FLOUR MILL: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://sunriseflourmill.com/
TURTLEBOX: Use code DISCOVER at https://turtleboxaudio.com/ to score a free hat with the purchase of any Gen 2 speaker.
DUCKWORTH: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://www.duckworthco.com/
 
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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
CONNECT WITH RED ANTS PANTS
https://www.redantspants.com/
https://www.facebook.com/redantspants/
https://twitter.com/redantspants
https://www.instagram.com/redantspants/
https://www.youtube.com/user/redantspants

🪩 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.
 
📲 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
Website: https://discoverag.com/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1615443750
Instagram: https://instagram.com/discoveragpodcast/

🤝 PARTNERS AND SPONSORSHIPS
PONCHO: Get 10% off your first order and free shipping at ponchooutdoors.com/DISCOVER when you enter your email.
TOOTHPILLOW: Go to https://www.toothpillow.com/ and use code DISCOVER to get your kid assessed for free! You can even use the code for a free video upgrade.
FARM WIFE TALLOW: Use code DISCOVER to save on your first order at https://www.farmwifetallow.com/
ARMRA: Use code DISCOVER for 15% off your first order at https://TryARMRA.com/discover
COZY EARTH: Use code DISCOVER to score 20% off at https://cozyearth.com/
ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DISCOVER at https://www.oneskin.co/discover #oneskinpod
SUNRISE FLOUR MILL: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://sunriseflourmill.com/
TURTLEBOX: Use code DISCOVER at https://turtleboxaudio.com/ to score a free hat with the purchase of any Gen 2 speaker.
DUCKWORTH: Use code DISCOVER for 10% off at https://www.duckworthco.com/
 
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This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com