Ep 217 | This week on Discover Ag, Natalie and Tara unpack the viral moment when NHL draft pick Brady Martin chose cows over cameras. Drafted 5th overall by the Nashville Predators, the Ontario teen skipped the glitzy event to stay home and wrangle loose cattle with his family. A big screen in a tractor bucket, 100 neighbors, and a cow-first mindset? You couldn’t script it better.

Is your burger really grass-fed? The DISCOs break down misleading labels, import loopholes, and what’s actually in a cattle diet (hint: it’s not all as scary as TikTok makes it sound). Also on the menu: a chat about Wagyu beef and whether paying top dollar for highly marbled steak is really worth it.

Spoiler: sometimes a Costco ribeye and good company win. Plus, a hot topic that’s dividing rural America: solar panels on farmland. Are they a smart play for farmers or a short-sighted sacrifice of agricultural land? The hosts explore what agrivoltaics are, who’s benefiting, and why it's more complicated than it seems.

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What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Brady Martin’s viral NHL draft moment on the family farm

🪩 Wagyu beef vs. budget steaks: what’s worth your money?

🪩 Solar panels on farmland: smart lease or ag land threat?

🪩 Grass-fed beef labels, imported meat, and feedlot facts

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