Discover Ag
Discover Ag is where food meets pop culture. Every Thursday hosts Natalie and Tara, two millennial female farmers, break down the top 3 trending headlines around food. Kind of like The Toast… but for food. Expect to be wildly entertained and informed, as you tune in each week and discover what's new in the world of food.
Episodes
December 7, 2023 • 41 mins
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
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November 30, 2023 • 60 mins
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
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November 28, 2023 • 38 mins
127 | Welcome back to Novembers HOT OFF THE PRESS: a Discover Ag personal episode where we go beyond the headlines and instead of gossiping about food news, we gossip about ourselves. This month we are sharing the best advice we have ever received - both personally and professionally. We laugh, we cry, we inspire - we get personal.
HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen
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November 23, 2023 • 40 mins
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
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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
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November 9, 2023 • 38 mins
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
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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.
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HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen
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October 31, 2023 • 39 mins
HOT OFF THE PRESS: It's the last Tuesday of the month so we have another personal episode with your hosts Natalie and Tara where they go beyond the headlines to share more about themselves on a deeper level. This time they share their FALL INS & OUTS - 5 things they are doing more of this fall and 5 things they are saying goodbye to or ridding themselves of. As always it’s a fun one!
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October 26, 2023 • 62 mins
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
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HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen
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October 19, 2023 • 45 mins
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
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HOSTS: @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen
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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
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October 5, 2023 • 41 mins
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
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September 28, 2023 • 50 mins
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.
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September 26, 2023 • 36 mins
HOT OFF THE PRESS: It’s another personal episode with your hosts Natalie and Tara where they go beyond the headlines to share more about themselves on a deeper level. This time they deep dive what it was like growing up in agriculture, their journey through college and how they ended up back in agriculture as well as some rapid fire questions about tattoos, first loves and their latest obsessions.
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September 21, 2023 • 42 mins
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
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September 14, 2023 • 52 mins
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
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September 7, 2023 • 38 mins
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
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August 31, 2023 • 33 mins
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
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August 29, 2023 • 37 mins
Today's episode is a little different. Today Tara and Natalie are getting personal again, but with the addition of their husbands Luke and Dan. They are sharing what it was like when they met, Luke and Dan's first impressions of each other, what they love about agriculture, and so much more. Join us on this special Husbands Gone Wild episode! Watch on YouTube Discover Ag Podcast Follow Us on Instagram! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVa...
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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
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