Discover Ag Discover White House Raw Milk Shots, The Great Land Transfer & $66M Food Fraud + Ever.Ag Interview
Ep 213 | Get Ready DISCOs ๐ This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara dig into four major food and ag stories shaping headlines and your grocery cart ๐
First up: whole milk is having a moment ๐ฅ Once villainized, it's now back in the spotlight thanks to a nationwide obsession with protein. Then it's on to the $24 trillion question ๐ who will own U.S. farmland in 10 years? With aging farmers and rising land prices ๐ the so-called "Great Land Transfer" is already underway, and the fight to keep farmland in family hands or first-gen farmer control is just beginning. We bring you the feel-good story of NASCAR driver Ross Chastain, a Florida watermelon farmer ๐๐งโ๐พ who just won the Coca-Cola 600 (and smashed a melon to celebrate).
We also discovered a JAW-DROPPING $66 million food stamp fraud case that's raising questions about SNAP oversight, access to nutritious food, and what "abuse" in the system โ๏ธ really looks like. Plus, a special interview with dairy market advisor Katie from EverAg about what's driving milk trends and how dairy producers can navigate the volatility.
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What We Discovered This Week ๐ค
๐ชฉ Whole milk's comeback and America's protein obsession
๐ชฉ Farmland ownership shifts and the risks of consolidation
๐ชฉ Ross Chastain's NASCAR win and ag advocacy from the driver's seat
๐ชฉ SNAP fraud, soda stats, and food access on the margins
๐ชฉ EverAg insights on dairy marketing and price protection
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