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Discover Ag

by Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik

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.

Latest episodes

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Discover The Mom Convicted for Letting Son Walk Alone, A Bill That Would Majorly Change Food Laws & Dolly Parton's New Song

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

Sep 24
48 min

Discover Lab-Grown Dairy Milk, Why You Could Be Sued for Seeds & 100-Year Old Farming

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

Sep 17
50 min

Discover The First Women's Workwear Brand: 20 Years of Red Ants Pants

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 Disc

Sep 10
57 min

Discover Brantley Gilbert's Farming Doc, Cal Poly's Farmland Fight & Farmers Market's Illegal Scam

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, Natali

Sep 3
48 min

Discover Why Over 40% of U.S. Farmland Is Changing Hands, Fake AI Food Advice & The Year's Best Women in Ag

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 A

Aug 27
56 min

Discover Bison Ranching, The Buffalo Myth & Why They Almost Went Extinct

Millions once roamed the United States. Then fewer than a thousand were left. This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara head to Cross Timbers Bison Ranch to see what i

Aug 20
16 min

Discover Why Farmers Can't Just Stop Using Pesticides: The Risk Nobody Talks About

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

Aug 13
38 min

Discover Why Italian Pasta Is Actually American, A Music Festival in a Cow Pasture & America's Oldest Farm

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 loo

Aug 6
48 min

Discover The New World Screwworm Update & How Beef Gets to Your Plate with Rancher Tucker Brown

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 disc

Jul 30
46 min

Discover What Happens Inside a Beef Processing Plant — Most People Never See This

The part of the beef industry everyone argues about is the part almost no one has actually seen. This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara follow cattle's journey from

Jul 23
19 min

Discover A McBee Dynasty Star Fighting for Farmers, The Influencer Who Enraged Rural America & Viral World Cup Diet

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 w

Jul 16
46 min

Discover The Truth About Dyed Oranges, Citrus Grown Indoors & World Cup Food Drama

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

Jul 9
41 min

Discover How Florida Is Fighting Back to Save Its Citrus

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

Jul 2
20 min

Discover Why Wheat Became One of the World's Most Controversial Crops

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 wit

Jun 25
51 min

Discover New World Screwworm is Back, FWAW's Finale & Food Labels That Pay Farmers

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

Jun 18
1 h 11 min

Discover Steak 'n Shake's MAHA Takeover, A Cowgirl's Viral Ranch Invite & America's Cotton Plan

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

Jun 11
57 min

Discover A FWAW Ex Trolls Farmer, The Trad Wife Book Shocking Everyone & A Viral Fruit Peeler

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 com

Jun 4
54 min

Discover Ag On The Road: Red Snapper Ep 5 🎣 Inside Florida's Red Snapper Fishery

In episode 5 of Discover Ag: On The Road, we head offshore to discover RED SNAPPER with Captain Steve. In this episode, we step onboard to follow the full process, from

May 29
17 min

Discover Fresh vs. Frozen Fish, What Seafood Companies Won't Tell You & The System Destroying American Fishing

Ep 261 | True or false: most "fresh" fish has actually been frozen and the salmon at your grocery store isn't what the label says it is. This week, Natalie and Tara go

May 28
50 min

Discover The Big Four In Trouble, John Deere's MLB Deal & The Viral Almond Takedown

Ep 260 | Is the federal government finally going to do something about the Big Four? Why is John Deere on a baseball field? And is Bill Maher right about California almon

May 21
57 min

Chart trend

Position in the News Commentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#68
all-time peak
25
days in the top 100 since Jan 2025

Chart positions

Where Discover Ag ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 26, 2026).

#137 ▼ 3 News Commentary US

What listeners say

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I absolutely love this podcast. I married into a farming family, and did not grow up in the ag industry. I love the takes that both of these ladies have, whether they agree or disagree with each other on whatever topic they’re speaking about. This keeps me wanting to learn more and more about our food industry and gives me tools to do my own research and make my own informed decisions 🙂 a bonus is I love that there is no fear mongering on this pod either, easy to listen to and so fun!

dogmom56431 · May 2024

I’m not in the ag industry but spend a lot of time thinking about and researching food topics as a consumer. I love this podcast as it feels like I’m listening to my friends talk about a mix of pop culture and food. I learn so much about food and appreciate their point of view that is different from mine.

SarMicSen · May 2024

I've really love how your podcast has evolved. It's so refreshingly interesting and thought provoking to listen too, yet fun at the same time. It's the perfect intersection of food and agriculture and current events. No good old boys club here. Not boring news either or the same ol' podcast approach.

MW--81 · Apr 2024

Hi, I live by the beach in California… we have chickens and wish we could have a little farm but our neighbors might draw the line there haha! I walk my dogs everyday and Thursdays are my favorite because I get to hear you podcast! It’s a refreshing change from the murder/crime podcasts or 100% health based podcasts I listen to. I love your banter with eachother and the information you guys share! It is entertaining and informative! Thank you!

Tanzee37 · Mar 2024

First off I used to really enjoy this podcast, I have listened to a lot of episodes and found them really entertaining. I was really disappointed by the episode on the “Mormon Ag Empire.” As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and employee for a ranch owned by AgReserves, hearing them spread gossip about the ranch not paying taxes (they do) and “motives” the ranch has behind owning land (we have the same motives as anyone else- to be good stewards and make a profit) was really disappointing. Natalie even said she hadn’t had time to do any research behind the article and Tara just seemed really bent on slandering a company in her own industry that, as an insider, I can attest does a lot of good. Their concerns about the ranches bringing employees instead of owners into a community was also pretty elitist, as someone raised in Ag who didn’t inherit or marry into a ranch, working as an employee is my opportunity to be a part of not only ranching but my local community. Overall just disappointed because as a fellow woman in Ag, I believe we should lift others up, not gossip and spread misinformation about each other!

BMJens · Feb 2024

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