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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 
🪩 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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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 
 
🪩 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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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
🪩 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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ANGEL: Join the Angel Guild to access the full library of films and support the creation of stories that reflect rural values, family legacy, and real American communities. https://angel.com/discoverag
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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/
🪩 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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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 a grassy pasture at R.A.  Brown Ranch to the processing floor at American Butchery.
Get answers to your most pressing questions: What happens before beef reaches my plate? How are cattle raised? Why do feedyards exist? What do cattle eat? How do steaks and ground beef make it to the grocery store?
What We Discovered This Week 🤠
🪩 Every stage of beef production
🪩 How smaller plants differ from the Big Four packers
🪩 The journey from "kill room to chill room"
🪩 Why fly control matters more than you'd think
🪩 How quality standards are maintained
CHAPTERS: 
(00:00) Intro
(02:07) Inside a Cow-Calf Operation
(06:21) The Feedyard: What Cattle Actually Eat
(08:31) Fly Pressure & Cattle Comfort
(10:07) Touring a Beef Processing Facility
(12:21) Humane Handling & The Chill Room
(14:36) From Carcass to Individual Cuts
(17:04) How to Shop Smarter for Beef
R.A. Brown Ranch: https://www.rabrownranch.com/
American Butchery: https://americanbutchery.com/
A special thank you to ClariFly® Larvicide from Central Life Sciences for sponsoring this episode. At Discover Ag, we're passionate about highlighting the people, innovation, and science behind our food, and partners like ClariFly® help make these stories possible.
ClariFly® is a feed-through larvicide that helps livestock producers manage fly populations by preventing flies from developing in manure before they become biting adults. By reducing fly pressure, producers can help improve cattle comfort while supporting overall herd health and performance. To learn more about ClariFly® and the livestock solutions offered by Central Life Sciences, visit: https://www.centralflycontrol.com 
Learn more about Central Life Sciences at https://www.centrallifesciences.com/
🪩 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
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ANGEL: Join the Angel Guild to access the full library of films and support the creation of stories that reflect rural values, family legacy, and real American communities. https://angel.com/discoverag
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