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Discover Ag Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik
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On Discover Ag, hosts Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen share relevant and captivating conversations in Agriculture so you can better understand the food system, and connect with the hands that feed us.
Every Thursday they highlight Agriculture in a modern and fun way, giving their professional farming opinions on a mix of entertainment, facts, and trending news articles. Discover Ag has been described as a Mike Rowe/The Way I Heard It meets Claudia Oshry/Morning Toast and Natalie and Tara are very much on board with that analogy.
Tune in every week, so you can Discover Ag.
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074 | Misleading meat labels, IKEA ditches dairy & SLUDGE!!!
The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week:
Health Concerns Grow as Oklahoma Farmers Fertilize Cropland with Treated Sewage | Read the Story Here IKEA Will Eliminate Dairy Products from Menus by 2030 As It Goes All In On Sustainability | Read the Story Here Made in the USA? Proposed rule clarifies grocery meat labels | Read the Story Here
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Discover Ag is brought to you in part by CASEIH.
“To the men and women at Case IH, farming is a way of life. A life they live every day on millions of acres across North America. Get to know the farmers who work at Case IH and see how they bring that perspective into everything Case IH does. Visit BuiltbyFarmers.com to see their stories and even share your own. Built by Farmers. Case IH.” -
Gov't rationing food, feral cattle & Chinese owning farmland?
The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:
How Much U.S. Farmland Does China Really Own? More Than Bill Gates—And Less Than 17 Other Countries | Read the Story Here 19 feral cows killed in NM in aerial operation that used high powered rifles | Read the Story Here Fruit and vegetables are being rationed in U.K. supermarkets as farmers warn food resilience is ‘gone’ | Read the Story Here RECEIVE DISCOVER MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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FOLLOW ON SOCIALS! @NatalieKovarik | @TaraVanderDussen | @DiscoverAg_
READ FULL SHOW NOTES https://www.thehandsthatfeedus.com/podcast-episodes/073-govt-rationing
“Today’s episode is brought to you by Ringers Western, our favorite Australian western wear brand. As we transition into the warmer seasons I can't think of a better brand to take the whole family's wardrobe from Winter to Summer. The quality of their clothing is second to none and we love that you feel both comfortable and practical while still looking fashionable. Visit the website us.ringerswestern.com and fill up a cart using our exclusive code DISCOVER made especially for our valued listeners."
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Discover Ag is brought to you in part by CASEIH.
“To the men and women at Case IH, farming is a way of life. A life they live every day on millions of acres across North America. Get to know the farmers who work at Case IH and see how they bring that perspective into everything Case IH does. Visit BuiltbyFarmers.com to see their stories and even share your own. Built by Farmers. Case IH.” -
Climate Change Click Bait
The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:
How climate change is making tampons (and lots of other stuff) more expensive | Read the Story Here USDA Moves to Stop Organic Food Fraud, Finally | Read the Story Here Soy, Oat and Almond Drinks Can Be Called Milk, F.D.A. Says | Read the Story Here Watch on YouTube
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Catch the show notes here: https://www.thehandsthatfeedus.com/podcast-episodes/072-climate-change-click-bait
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071 | Advocacy: Cattle & Climate with Dr. Frank Mitloehner
On this week’s show, Nat and Tara have a special advocacy episode today with Dr. Frank Mitloehner and they plan to cover several topics including,
What role agriculture plays in our modern day food system
Local sustainability vs global sustainability
Methane vs Co2
History of ruminant animals
And more!
Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj4yD39GDvzjbnXvwy0_VPg
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Meat Packer Monopoly (dun dun dun)
The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:
Dairy farmer decries mandatory 'milk dumping' to keep prices high | Read the Story Here
Here’s what the derailed Ohio train was carrying — and what was burned | Read the story here
USDA Launches Cattle-Sales Database to Check Meat Giants’ Power | Read the story here
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Good Morning DISCOS
The top 3 trending food and agriculture news pieces you need to know this week are:
Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies | Read the Story Here
Class-action lawsuits alleging Beyond Meat deceived consumers about protein content | Read the story here
Meatless SNAP: Iowa bill would cut meat, poultry and more from food assistance program | Read the story here
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Customer Reviews
Goes beyond the headlines
Nat and Tara do an awesome job of bringing and educated and nuanced perspective to ag news locally and globally. They’ve broadened my way of thinking about trending ag headlines, and keep each weeks podcast informative and entertaining. I’m always excited to tune in each week to learn something new, and all the interaction on Instagram creates an atmosphere of a great discussion with friends.
Thanks ladies for all the work you put into this podcast!
Enjoy this podcast
I enjoy the narrowed in focus of ag topics. Living in the world of ag I was glad to find a podcast to enjoy with others discussing topics in ag. I hope this explodes to everybody out of the ag world because they need the info from this side of the industry.
Best Podcast💙
I love this podcast! It’s like listening to your friends talk about the same things you are passionate about. The highlight of my drives is to put on a Thursday episode and just learn. They keep me updated on the various aspects of agriculture and I’m so thankful for that! Definitely take a listen, you won’t regret it!