May 05, 2023

70. Tara Dussen and Natalie Kovarik

1 hour 4 minutes

Join Dr. Kiltz and special guests Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen for a fresh perspective on professional farming, agriculture, the environmental impact of vegetarian and carnivore diets and much more!

Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen are the co-hosts of the popular podcast Discover Ag as well as co founders of the online course and community Elevate Ag. Collectively they have been advocating for agriculture online on various social media platforms for over 10 years. They have fostered a community of over 220k, spoken on stages across the nation and globe, and empowered a community to reconnect to the agriculture industry and the hands that feed us.

Natalie shares her ranching and farming story online to show the beauty behind the Western lifestyle and to foster a community that supports and trusts in Agriculture. She and her husband (and their 3 boys) own and operate Kovarik Cattle Co, a cow calf operation with a growing registered herd where she spends a majority of her days collecting meaningful moments on the ranch bouncing around in a dusty old tractor or out in pasture on horseback. She has created an online community of over 115K, created an apparel line that gave back to ag foundations, spoken on ag stages, and hosted business retreats for the ag community.

Tara is a 5th generation dairy farmer, an environmental scientist, and mom of two girls. Tara works as an environmental consultant, speaker, online agriculture advocate and podcaster. Tara has had the opportunity to speak at national and global conferences about dairy sustainability including at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on World Food Security and the Forbes AgTech Summit.

In this episode you will discover:

Organic v.s. inorganic foods

Cattle’s impact on the environment

What if we all went vegan?

Land erosion

Cattle and hormones, antibiotics, and more!

Connect with Natalie and Tara:

Discover Ag Instagram

Discover Ag Podcast

All Natalie’s Links

All Tara’s Links

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