Discover Ag

Ep 282 | Agriculture often lands at the bottom of Washington's priority list. What would it take to move it up?

This week on Discover Ag, Tara sits down with former USDA senior advisor Kelsey Barnes, a Tennessee farm kid who went from working with cows to advising the Secretary of Agriculture. They talk about why she thinks rural America decides elections (even if farmers feel overlooked), how you can get heard in Congress, and what happens in the room when ag policy gets decided.

Kelsey also shares the reason she launched Cultivate Advisory and why now is the time to push ag policy forward.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Misconceptions about policy writers and ag lobbyists 🪩 Why rural America doesn't have a bigger voice 🪩 How farmers can get heard in Congress 🪩 How Kelsey fought for biofuels amid gas price concerns 🪩 The pressure inside the USDA and what happens when presidential tweets cause a stir 🪩 How DC and farmers can get on the same page

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (01:34) From Tennessee Farm Kid to USDA (08:17) Who's Really in the Room Writing Ag Policy (14:42) Rural America, Elections & Washington's Farmer Problem (20:23) How Farmers Can Be Heard in Washington (25:38) Inside a Pivotal White House Biofuels Meeting (37:37) Presidential Tweets & Pressure Inside USDA (45:24) The Mission Behind Cultivate Advisory (55:04) What DC & Farmers Still Don't Understand

CONNECT WITH KELSEY BARNES

• https://www.cultivate-advisory.com/
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• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-barnes-61443091/

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Ep 281 | Cheap food, profitable farms, and a homegrown food supply — can America have all three?

This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara react to Mike Rowe's sit-down with the Ag Secretary over imported beef, national security, and the farmers we keep losing. Then, they question Trump's red diesel executive order and share a raw milk take that might surprise you.

Montana Silversmiths' Callie Adams and former Miss Rodeo America Hailey Loven also join the show to reveal the craftsmanship behind every buckle, including this year's limited-edition National FFA Convention buckle.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Where the Ag Secretary stands on beef imports 🪩 The surprising numbers behind America's food imports 🪩 What the red diesel order actually means for farmers 🪩 Pediatricians' renewed push to ban raw milk 🪩 What the Western trend means for the belt buckle 🪩 Montana Silversmiths buckles from sketch to shipment

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (00:56) Mike Rowe & Brooke Rollins on Imported Beef (22:59) Trump's Red Diesel Executive Order (30:50) Disco Debrief: Pediatricians Call for Raw Milk Ban (41:01) Montana Silversmiths: What a Buckle Really Means (48:37) Yellowstone, Pop Culture & Western Tradition (52:28) The 2026 National FFA Convention Buckle (54:20) The People and Craftsmanship Behind Every Buckle

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Ep 280 | Yoga mats in bread, bliss points, and mystery additives — how much of the big food story actually holds up?

In this episode, Natalie and Tara weigh in on Mike Rowe and Alex Clark's recent podcast on big food, whether a closer look at glyphosate will change anything, and why Airbnb is offering farmers up to $10,000 to welcome guests onto their farms. With Daylight Saving Time ending, they share its true origins and how farmers really feel about the time change.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Mike Rowe and Alex Clark's conversation on big food 🪩 The real history behind Daylight Saving Time 🪩 A new partnership to review the safety of glyphosate 🪩 How Airbnb is investing in agrotourism

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro 01:01 Mike Rowe & Alex Clark on Big Food 21:20 Daylight Saving Time: Who It's Really For? 30:53 Disco Debrief: EPA, HHS & Glyphosate 39:45 Airbnb's Farm to Stay Grants for Farmers

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Learn more about R.A. Brown Ranch: https://www.rabrownranch.com/

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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

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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

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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

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Ep 265 | You probably know at least one person with a wheat intolerance. But what if the wheat isn't really the problem?

This week on Discover Ag, Natalie sits down with Derek Dykstra, a fourth-generation farmer and founder of CEAD Farms, the grower behind Sunrise Flour Mill. He answers all your questions about wheat: Is it a GMO? Is it sprayed with glyphosate? Is there an important difference between heritage wheat and modern wheat?

You'll learn more about Sunrise Flour Mill, how heritage wheat is grown and milled, and which labels actually mean something.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 The debate over modern wheat 🪩 The truth about glyphosate on wheat crops 🪩 How heritage wheat is grown and processed 🪩 Why heritage wheat is hard to find

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (02:51) Rapid Fire: GMOs, Glyphosate & Organic (09:24) How We Got Modern Wheat (17:15) What "Heritage Wheat" Actually Means (19:38) Sunrise Flour Mill Origin Story (32:14) What Makes This Flour Different(37:23) Organic vs. Conventional Wheat

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Ep 264 | A flesh-eating parasite has made a comeback — and it's already crossing state lines.

This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara break down everything you need to know about the New World screwworm and what it means for the U.S. food system. They also discuss the bittersweet Farmer Wants a Wife season four finale and what a real-life rancher had to say about how accurate Yellowstone actually is.

Then, Leann Saunders, founder of Where Food Comes From, joins to answer all your questions about food labels: Do they actually mean anything? Which ones can you trust? And how can they pay off for farmers and shoppers alike?

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 The parasite spreading across U.S. ranches 🪩 What Yellowstone gets right (and wrong) about ranch life 🪩 The fate of season four's FWAW couples 🪩 How food labels benefit consumers and producers

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (01:04) New World Screwworm Fly (13:06) How Accurate Is Yellowstone's Dutton Ranch? (24:06) Farmer Wants A Wife Finale (44:39) Food Labels and Third-Party Verification

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Ep | 263 A burger chain swapped in grass-fed beef, real butter, and even hired a "chief MAHA officer" — but is there a catch? This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara unpack Steak 'n Shake's full MAHA takeover (including what they're not telling us), America's big plan to bring back cotton, and what it means for American consumers. Plus, two viral reels that are blowing up everyone's feed right now What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 America's big plan to bring back cotton 🪩 Why a viral beef reel is breaking the internet 🪩 A cowgirl's viral invitation to stay on her ranch 🪩 Steak 'n Shake's new menu

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (00:33) The Great American Cotton Plan (16:48) The "One Cow" Beef Reel + Our Butchery Tour (31:50) Disco Debrief: Texas Joins the Beef Antitrust Case (33:41) A Cowgirl's Viral Ranch Invite (47:32) Steak 'n Shake's MAHA Takeover

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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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Ep 262 | A trad wife influencer wakes up in the 1800s... and it's nothing like the life she's been posting online. Have you heard about the book that has the internet completely split?

This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara discuss their thoughts on Yesteryear (and land somewhere they didn't expect), what's next for America's butter obsession, and the Farmer Wants a Wife ex who's sharing all on TikTok. Plus, a viral fruit-peeling video reveals a major problem hiding inside our food system.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Americans love butter again (and the wild truth about margarine) 🪩 Yesteryear, the trad wife novel that's causing a stir 🪩 Farmer Wants a Wife drama all over TikTok 🪩 The viral fruit peeler hiding a food system problem

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro (00:29) Butter's Big Comeback (15:45) Farmer Wants A Wife Ex Drama (30:44) The Trad Wife Book, Yesteryear (43:43) The Hidden Problem In the Food 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.

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