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

2026-07-30

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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

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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