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All things conservation, prairie, gardening, hunting, and farming. From the fore-most voices of conservation and prairie to your casual backyard garden lovers, we’ve picked some of the most interesting brains around. Don’t miss it.

Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 263 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Prairie Farm Podcast

    Ep. 258 Glyphosate, Consumption, and the Natural World with Chad Graeve

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 69:42


    Chad Graeve joins us from Pottawattamie County and the Loess Hills to talk about how we can increase our quality of life by having less. We also discuss alternatives to glyphosate, and how to use fire and grazing.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting mixes and CRP mixes)

    Ep. 257 (Coffee Time) Bush Honeysuckle and How to Bring Back the Prairie Like It Was In 1491

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 26:50


    Join us for another awesome episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast. In this episode discuss how honey locust are affecting the flora and fauna of water ways. We also answer a fantastic question about establishing a prairie over 10 acres.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Merch for Conservation) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Backyard Pollinator Mixes)

    Ep. 256 Forgotten Prairie Gems and How To Save Them with Kyle Lybarger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 87:13


    Join Nicolas and Kent for this fantastic conversation with Kyle Lybarger of The Native Habitat Project.   Check out our merch line that fights for conservation!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Backyard Pollinator)

    Ep. 255 (Coffee Time) The Illinois Dust Storm, CRP Enrollment, and Public Land Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 49:56


    Another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! Join us for great topics and great people. Check out our merch line that fights for conservation!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Backyard Pollinator)

    Ep. 254 Prairie Burns and the Future of Conservation with Ryan Kurtz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 89:06


    Ryan Kurtz is the Program Advisor for Natural Resources at Hawkeye Community College. He joined us to talk about what the future of conservation looks like, considering he is with the future generation regularly. We also discuss burning prairies and how to manage a high quality prairie.   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for more information on managing prairie and to buy native seed)

    Ep. 253 (Coffee Time) Farm Bureau and Vermeer Goes to the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 25:52


    Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and CRP mixes)   Vermeer Drills on the Moon Source

    Ep. 252 Hunting, Conservation, and Near Death Experiences with Travis Frank

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 76:12


    Travis Frank, host of The Flush, joins us to share haunting stories of fishing, hunting, and how he aims to make a difference in the hunting/conservation world.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting habitat mixes and native perennial food plots)

    Ep. 251 (Coffee Time) Prairie Planting in Mulch and the Founder of Fortnite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 21:42


    Another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! We kept this one short and sweet due to the craziness of May prairie farm season.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator and prairie mixes)

    Ep. 250 Will Dire Wolves ACTUALLY Help Conservation??

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 70:39


    Dr. Julie Meach of Des Moines University joins us to talk in depth about the Pleistocene era, dire wolves, and conservation in science.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wildflower mixes)

    Ep. 249 (Coffee Time) How to Interseed Wildflowers into Prairie Grasses and the Future of Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 27:08


    It's time for another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for wildflowers to interseed into your prairie)

    Ep. 248 The founding of Pella, IA and Tulip Time with Val Van Kooten

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 62:37


    Enjoy this rerelease in celebration of Tulip Time in Pella, Iowa. Val Van Kooten goes through the history of Pella and its incredible founding in the mid 1800's.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

    Ep. 247 (Coffee Time) Biosolids, Facial Scrub, and Shop Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 34:00


    Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your prairie and wildflower needs)

    Ep. 246 Land Prices and Protecting Our Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 81:43


    The infamous, Steve Hanson, joins us to discuss land prices, tariffs, our outdoor resources, and a lot more!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed mixes)

    Ep. 245 (Coffee Time) When should we get rid of regulation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 22:33


    Another great, and deep, Coffee Time Wednesday!  Send us your question at social@theprairiefarm.com to hopefully get your question answered and get free native seed mix.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, CRP,  hunting mixes need)

    Ep. 244 How to Revitalize Rural America (guest host Judd McCullum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 108:18


    Jackie and Chase Burns, with Land Guys, join us to discuss how to help bring back the community and benefits of rural America's lifestyle.    hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs and native pasture mixes and CRP mixes)

    Ep. 243 (Coffee Time) Are Dire Wolves Really Back??

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 33:41


    It's time for another great Coffee Time Wednesday episode!   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs)

    Ep. 242 How to Graze Your Cattle On Native Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 80:43


    Hunter Lehman, with Grazing Labs, joins us to dive into how to graze cattle in a regenerative way.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wildflower seed and CRP mixes)

    Ep. 241 (Coffee Time) Agrochemical Laws, Agrochemical Fires, and Reed Canary Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 48:12


    Welcome back to a riveting Coffee Time!  P.S. We merged our two websites. Both can be found at hokseynativeseeds.com

    Ep. 240 Bringing Back The Good Life with Luke Fritch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 103:47


    He's back and ready to tell it like it is. Longtime guest and friend of the show Luke Fritch joins the show to talk about how life is on the farm, the health of rural America and how good we could have it.     Hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Seed, CRP, and Native Hunting Mixes)

    Ep. 239 (Coffee Time) Access to Public Land and Prairie Biofuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 29:11


    Welcome back to The Prairie Farm Podcast! Grab your coffee; it's time to enjoy good company, good topics, and a great podcast!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed, CRP mixes, and backyard prairie mixes)

    Ep. 238 Land Prices, Conservation Minded Hunting, and What Happens if CRP Goes Away with Jake Hofer (guest host Judd McCullum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 70:47


    Jacob Hofer is a good friend of ours, host of The Land Podcast, and owner of White Tail Master Academy. We greatly enjoyed our conservation, and we believe you will as well!   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Seed, CRP, and Native Hunting Mixes)

    Ep. 237 (Coffee Time) Planting Natives in Ditches, Tornadoes, and Dust Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 20:59


    Grab your coffee and join for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday, but this time we've got Judd McCullum joining us!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie grass and wildflower seed)

    Ep. 236 The Nitty Gritty of Prairie Maintenance with Tony Vorwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 88:48


    Tony Vorwald, a fellow prairie enthusiast, joins us to discuss the nuances of prairies and maintaining them.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wildflower seed) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 235 (Coffee Time) Pheasant Hunting and Walmart's Conservation Efforts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:26


    Welcome back to Coffee Time Wednesday! Grab your coffee, because it's time!   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 234 How to Keep Our Conservation Programs with Pete Berthelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 95:58


    Pete Berthelson of Conservation Blueprint joins us once again to talk about Doge, managing prairies, Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund, solar projects, and a lot more.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes, native pasture mixes, and more!)

    Ep. 233 (Coffee Time) Snow fleas, fly storms, and locust

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 19:02


    It's time for your favorite Coffee Time of the week!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes and Native Seed)

    Ep. 232 Fighting for Conservation and Hunting in the Government with Skip Sligh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 107:41


    Skip has possibly fought harder than anyone at the legislative level in Iowa to help protect our natural resources, particularly our white tailed deer. We greatly enjoyed our conversation with him, and we think you will as well.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes and Native Seed) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes and bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 231 (Coffee Time) Radiation Eating Fungi and White Tailed Deer Habitat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 16:39


    Join us for another great time on Coffee Time!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Mixes and Native Seed) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie)

    Ep. 230 Nuclear Energy and Alligator Gar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 80:22


    This one's for you Judd. And everyone else of course, but Judd is going to like it the most. We had the privilege of sitting down with Jeremiah Haas, an aquatic biologist at the Constellation Quad Cities Clean Energy Center in Cordova, IL. Jeremiah is a professional in every sense of the word, and he joined the show to talk about nuclear energy, it's impact on the Mississippi River, his role in bringing alligator gar back to their native home of Illinois, netting and tracking bald eagles and so much more.    hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Native Seeders) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)  

    Ep. 229 (Coffee Time) DOGE Layoffs, Public Land Extraction Leases, Conservation Program Freezes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 51:58


    It's been a volatile and unsettling week in the conservation world over the past week as our country takes its first actions on our $36T debt, and begins eyeing public land fossil fuel and mineral resources. We don't have all the answers, but we do have some opinions. Buckle up and do your best to determine what makes sense!   Ittttt's Coffee Time!   We want to hear your conservation, habitat, and prairie questions! Send them our way at social@theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native habitat mixes)

    Ep. 228 Using Prairie to Protect Our Water with Dr. Matt Helmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 94:25


    Dr. Matt Helmers joins us to discuss his research in nutrient reduction in Iowa.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Native Seeders) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 227 (Coffee Time) Fall Prairie Burns and Government Bins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 37:16


    It's time to jump into another Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed and CRP mixes)

    Ep. 226 How to Start An Organic Vegetable Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 86:55


    We should probably clarify. Jill Beebout, founder of Blue Gate Farms, is not an organic farmer. She is Certified Naturally Grown farmer, which has more restrictions than organic. She is the real deal. We greatly enjoyed the conversation, and we believe you will as well.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Seed) theprairiefarm.com (for Pollinator Garden Mixes)

    Ep. 225 (Coffee Time) The Greatest Snow Drought in 138 Years?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 41:06


    We want to hear your conservation, habitat, and prairie questions! Send them our way at social@theprairiefarm.com Each week a question will be selected, and we'll read and answer the question on Coffee Time. Oh, AND we will give free seed to the asker of the question!   For now, enjoy this week's Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard wildflower patches)

    Ep. 224 Haiti, Voodoo, and Agriculture with Tim Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 86:02


    Tim Brand, founder of Many Hands, joins us to describe the destitute situation Haiti is in, and how Many Hands has used agriculture to start a movement of economical, spiritual, and physical freedom.   Donate at Many Hands for Haiti to support the mission.

    Ep. 223 (Coffee Time) The Greatest Greenwashing Companies of the Modern Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 26:42


    It's time for another Coffee Time! Grab your coffee and join us for yet another incredible conversation on conservation.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly and perennial food plot mixes)

    Ep. 222 Public Lands and the Mighty White-Tailed Deer with Mark Kenyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 98:14


    Mark Kenyon, host of Wired to Hunt, joins us to discuss public lands, white-tailed deer, and his care for conservation.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Hunting Habitat Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 221 (Coffee Time) The $25 Million Rio Grand Water Quality Improvement Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 27:55


    It's time for another Coffee Time argument with Kent Boucher, Nicolas Lirio, and Riley Rozendaal.   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Seed and Prairie Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 220 The Great Mental Health Detriment of Staying Indoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 71:19


    Lance Roorda, founder and owner of Eunoia Counseling and avid lover of the outdoors and prairie, joins us to discuss the link between our mental health and being outdoors.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Native Pasture Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for Bee and Butterfly Mixes)

    Ep. 219 (Coffee Time) The LA Fires, Home Insurance, and Smoke Toxicity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 49:23


    Grab your coffee, and fill it extra full, because this Coffee Time is a little longer!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Pasture Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for Bee and Butterfly Mixes)

    Ep. 218 The Sixth Mass Extinction Event-- Loss of Biodiversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 51:19


    Connie Mutel, author and/or editor of seven books on prairie ecology, joins us to discuss the extreme danger of our little talked about biodiversity loss. I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for pasture mixes and CRP seed) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly and wildlife prairie seed)

    Ep. 217 (Coffee Time) Why the Bird Flu Jumping to Pigs is a Big Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 19:40


    Welcome back for another great episode of Coffee Time Wednesday!   theprairiefarm.com (for butterfly and bee mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for pasture mixes and CRP mixes)

    Ep. 216 Saving Prairies Species from Extinction One at a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 98:59


    Our dear friend, Laura Walter from Tallgrass Prairie Center, joins us to discuss her recent discoveries on how to practically preserve prairie species.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Native Pasture Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes and native seeds)

    Ep. 215 (Coffee Time) Do native prairies help cattle gain more weight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 25:11


    Another Wednesday, another Coffee Time! Join us to dive into the world of cattle grazing.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Pasture and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies)

    Ep. 214 How to make a profit with non conventional hog farming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 77:33


    Our good friend Matt Hatala, founder of Ancestral Farms of Iowa, joins us to discuss his venture in farming a healthier and more sustainable way. But it's not without challenges.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Pasture Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for bee and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 213 (Coffee Time) Christmas, Cop Cars, and Mariah Carey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 17:52


    Well, it's about that time again. Join us for another Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes and more) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and butterfly mixes)

    Ep. 212 The cutting edge science of prairie grass and wildflowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 73:37


    Justin Meissen, our friend from The Tallgrass Prairie Center, joins us to give an update on the latest research in the prairie world. We deeply enjoyed our conversation with him and we believe you will as well.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

    Ep. 211 (Coffee Time) Three and a half rules for managing your prairie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 36:04


    Another Wednesday, another Coffee Time! Join us as we discuss the best practices for managing your prairie fields.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

    Ep. 210 The difficulties of managing diverse prairies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 75:38


    Kevin Griggs joins us to discuss goats, prairie management, water quality, and his pet bison. We deeply enjoyed our time with him, and we believe you will too.   If you're interested in Iowa Ag Mitigation, make sure to check them out!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and wildflowers)

    Ep. 209 (Coffee Time) The Mutated Animals Around Chernobyl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:50


    Join us for another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday! And don't forget your Wild Rivers Coffee while you are at it, the best coffee that fights for conservation!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Wildlife Habitat Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and wildflowers)

    Ep. 208 The Corporate Takeover of America's Food System with Austin Frerick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 105:56


    We're joined by Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry, joins us to discuss what happened to our food system as a country and what we can do about it.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

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