Sep 1, 2023
Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton.
Tara Vander Dussen is a fifth generation dairy farmer, farm wife, environmental scientist, mom to two girls and a New Mexico Native. After earning her degree in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona, she moved back to New Mexico, got married and accepted a position as an environmental scientist. Now, Tara and her husband, along with their two girls, live and work on their own dairy in Eastern New Mexico. Along with Natalie Kovarik, she is the co-host of the Discover Ag Podcast.
Natalie Kovarik was born and raised in South West Montana on a registered hereford operation. She received her degree in pharmacy and worked as a full time pharmacist until relocating to Nebraska when she married her husband - a Nebraska rancher. In a short 5 years Natalie has created an online community of over 140K, co-founded the top ranked food podcast Discover Ag, created an apparel line, spoken on ag stages across the nation, hosted business retreats for female rural entrepreneurs and co-founded Elevate Ag, an online course and community for producers to learn to effectively market themselves online.
In this discussion, Dr. Tony, Tara, and Natalie talk about:
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