Movers & Shakers: Tara Vander Dussen of New Mexico Milkmaid
- Ruth Inman
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 25, 2025
Magnetic: Tell us a little bit about your ag background and growing up on a dairy farm in New Mexico.

What drove you to Environmental Science as a major in college?
When did you start to share your ag background/experiences on social media, and what prompted you to do so?

When interacting with non-ag or non-farmer audiences, what is one of the facts you share about dairy farming that surprises them the most?
What's the coolest experience you've had so far due to advocating for ag, growing a large following, etc.?
It was recently announced you will help co-host Season 4 of the Field Work podcast with Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora. What are you most excited for about that?
Share a little bit about your work with the United Dairy Women.
If you weren't working in agriculture, what do you think you'd be doing today?







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