133 | This week we are discovering Taylor Swift and Christmas trees, how Pizza Hut was once the largest buyer of kale AND wolf reintroduction in Colorado. At the end of today’s episode, we chat with LandTrust about practical ways farmers and ranchers can add income to their operations by partnering with LandTrust . LandTrust is an easy-to-use online marketplace that connects landowners with respectful sportsmen looking to pay for access to their land. LandTrust enables the enjoyment, profitabili...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min
131 | This week we are discovering the deadly side to Mistletoe, what type of cookie we would be if we were Christmas cookies AND discovering how whole milk is making its way back to US schools. HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN “CLUB DISCO” OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER : where every week we highlight all our latest discoveries from what we are watching, eating, cooking, reading, buying, listening to and wearing. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!! 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION: Registe...
Dec 21, 2023•40 min
130 | This week we are discovering how NASA is helping Hawaiian farmers grow more food with AI, Hilarious Uber Eats Requests of 2023 and a new proposed legislation that would require alternative proteins to display the word “imitation” on their packaging. At the end of today's episode we chat with CASE-IH research agronomist/soil scientist Dr. Alison Bryan to learn more about soil management and the thoughts behind selecting different tillage methods. If you are interested in learning more you c...
Dec 14, 2023•59 min
129 | This week we are discovering the cocoa market’s not-so-sweet side: will we see a decline in cocoa production? The ins and outs of tipping in America: are we doing it properly?, and lastly how NYC mayor Adams signs the “Sweet Truth Act” into law to regulate how restaurants display added sugar. HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN “CLUB DISCO” OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER : Where every week we share all our latest discoveries from what we are watching, eating, cooking, reading, buying,...
Dec 07, 2023•41 min
128 | This week we are discovering how Tyson Foods partners with insect ingredient company Protix meet market demand and scale the production of insect ingredients. And lastly how French Farmers Protest with Manure: A Potent Symbol of Agricultural Grievances HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN “CLUB DISCO” OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER : Where every week we share all our latest discoveries from what we are watching, eating, cooking, reading, buying, listening too and wearing. Thank you to ...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr
126 | This week we are discovering Erewhon’s Secrets: how a health food sect beloved by hippies is now the most culty grocer in LA, Oreos biggest scandal yet - shrinkflation and why regenerative farming is taking hold in conservative pockets of America HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!! 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION: Register for the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention & get free swag using code “DISCOVER. Click here...
Nov 23, 2023•41 min
125 | Today we are discovering Cultivated meat as a ‘promising’ space food for astronauts, the meaning behind all those different grocery store labels on your thanksgiving turkeys, and a peak into the Walmart and Walton influence over the American food system. HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER This week’s episode is sponsored by: ENCHANTMENT VINEYARDS is a family-owned winery in NM. 100% of their bottles are hand harvested and the only ingredient in their ...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr
124 | Today we’re discovering how European chefs are taking a stance again farmed salmon on the menu, shocking claims about what Jason and Travis Kelce ate come meal time and how Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina's ag-gag law. HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!! 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION : Register for the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention & get free swag using code “DISC...
Nov 09, 2023•38 min
123 | Today we’re discovering a farm on top of Fenway Park, the gross truth about fast food beverage dispensers and Harvard's new study linking diabetes and red meat. JOIN OUR DISCOVER NEWSLETTER HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION : Register for the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention & get free swag using code “DISCOVER” . 2.) WAGBAR a 100% American Wagyu beef high protein snack. Every purchase helps deliver shelf-sta...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min
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 TO OUR SPONSORS: This episode was in collaboration HOUDEK . Like the soil from which we're named, w...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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 YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION : Register for the 2024 American Farm Burea...
Oct 19, 2023•45 min
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 | @TaraVanderDussen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION : Register for the 2024 Ame...
Oct 12, 2023•57 min
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: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: 1.) AMERICAN FARM BUREAU CONVENTION : R...
Oct 05, 2023•42 min
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 Count: An Ideal First Food for Infants Red Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat- Katie Ferraro Podcast I...
Sep 28, 2023•50 min•Ep. 117
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 SOCIAL MEDIA @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_ ____________________________________...
Sep 21, 2023•43 min•Ep. 115
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 LIST FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_ ___________________...
Sep 14, 2023•52 min•Ep. 114
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 ______________________________________________________ JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( Design emails people love to get. ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @...
Sep 07, 2023•39 min•Ep. 113
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 “ DISCOVER ” AT CHECKOUT Good Ranchers is an American Meat Company working to connect American farmers and ...
Aug 31, 2023•34 min•Ep. 112
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: CODE “DISCOVER” AT CHECKOUT Good Ranchers is an American Meat Company working to connect American ...
Aug 24, 2023•58 min•Ep. 110
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_ GOOD RANCHERS: CODE “DISCOVER” AT CHECKOUT Good Ranchers is an American Meat Company working to con...
Aug 17, 2023•41 min•Ep. 109
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 mentioned: Pamela emphasizes the significance of soil health, microbial life, diverse plant growth and...
Aug 15, 2023•38 min•Ep. 108
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 @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_ GOOD RANCHERS: CODE “DISCOVER” AT CHECKOUT Good Ranchers...
Aug 10, 2023•56 min•Ep. 107
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. Points mentioned: The documentary, similar to "Cowspiracy," jumps from topic to topic, overwhelming...
Aug 08, 2023•42 min•Ep. 106
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 ) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_ GOOD RANCHERS: CODE “DISCO...
Aug 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 105
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 ______________________________________________________ JOIN OUR DISCOVER AG EMAIL LIST ( https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63fcf241fb7be5738b99a2c4 ) FOLLOW US ON S...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 104
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! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @ DiscoverAg _ _______________________________________________________ GOOD RA...
Jul 25, 2023•40 min•Ep. 103
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 Instagram! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @ DiscoverAg _ _______________________________________________...
Jul 20, 2023•43 min•Ep. 102
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 on Instagram! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @ DiscoverAg _ _______________________________________...
Jul 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 101
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 with Diana, share their thoughts about the documentary, and discuss last week's "Cowspiracy" and more: th...
Jul 11, 2023•31 min•Ep. 100
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 Discover Ag Podcast Follow Us on Instagram! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @ DiscoverAg _ _________________...
Jul 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 99
