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The Prairie Farm Podcast
All things conservation, prairie, gardening, permaculture, hunting, and agriculture. ”Conservation happens one mind at a time.”
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Ep. 351 (Coffee Time) The Pollinator Prairie Death Spiral and the Details on The Boundary Waters
A new ISU study is shaking up how we think about prairies. It turns out pollinators don't just need the prairie, the prairie needs them back. Kent, Nicolas…
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Ep. 350 She's Read More Midwest Pioneer Journals Than Almost Anyone
Val Van Kooten, administrator at the State of Iowa Historical Society, returns for her third episode. The conversation digs into pioneer journal entries…
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Ep. 349 (Coffee Time) How Would Mandatory Set Aside Acres Economically Affect Your Rural County Today?
This week on Coffee Time Wednesday Nicolas breaks down what would actually happen if the Corn Belt set aside 10% of its acres for conservation. Using over 40…
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Ep. 348 Why Native Plants and Few Chemicals Grow Better Deer
Thomas Mlsna is a habitat consultant and biologist who's spent 16 years rethinking how hunters manage land. In this episode, he breaks down the deer food…
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Ep. 347 (Coffee Time) Our Worst Days In The Field! And Why Is The US Forest Service Moving Out of DC?
Grab your coffee folks, it's time for another Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Nicolas, Kent, and Riley kick off Coffee Time debating whether Nicolas's cargo…
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Ep. 346 Why We Can't Buy Our Way Out of a Broken Food System
Molly Pickering, Policy Director for Illinois Stewardship Alliance, joins Nicolas and Kent for a wide-ranging conversation on what's actually broken in…
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Ep. 345 (Coffee Time) Nebraska Fires' Long Term Affects and Who Pays for Water Quality?
Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! The Nebraska Sandhills just went through the largest wildfire in state history. What does…
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Ep. 344 How and When To Burn Your Prairie Fields From The Man Who Has Burned 100,000 Acres
Ray Geroff is a district heritage biologist for the Illinois DNR and has burned over 100,000 acres of prairie. 3,900 were just the day before the podcast. In…
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Ep. 343 (Coffee Time) How People Use Auctions To Steal Machinery and How Awns Can Kill Bird Dogs
Nicolas and Kent start this one recanting how a man tried to steal two tractors from them through their recent farm auction. Tim Brown, The Bearded Uplander…
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Ep. 342 Gubernatorial Candidate Eddie Andrews
Eddie Andrews joins us to discuss the riff between republicans and democrats in Iowa, property taxes, school ESA's, and of course water quality. We enjoyed…
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Ep. 341 (Coffee Time) A Quick Farm Bill Update and Raising Tax Rates for Out of State Land Owners
Kent, Riley, and Nicolas talk about what's going on with the Farm Bill today, and what status it has in the legislative pipeline. They also discuss what would…
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Ep. 340 How and When to Plant a Prairie So It ACTUALLY Shows Up w/Justin Meissen
Justin Meissen, Research and Restoration Program Manager at the Tallgrass Prairie Center, joins the Prairie Farm Podcast to talk prairie establishment from the…
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Ep. 339 (Coffee Time) Are You As Tough As A Pioneer Woman? And Using Fire To Eliminate Brome
Kent's very own father, Alan Boucher, joined us to discuss a journal entry from a woman in the 1800's. We also discuss whether or not someone should burn a…
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Ep. 338 Are Small Dairy Farms Actually Viable??
Derek Orth, a fourth general dairy farmer, joins us to discuss if small dairy farms could have a spot in the US market in the future. Dairy farmers do a lot of…
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Ep. 337 (Coffee Time) Tort Immunity for Bayer and CRP Grazing Might Be Headed Our Way
Join us for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. Today we discuss Bayer's Tort Immunity at the federal level and the chance they have at…
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Ep. 336 The Rise and Fall of "Chief" Black Hawk
Black Hawk is a mythological character at this point. But why is that? What did he do, or not do? Dr. Patrick Jung, author of The Black Hawk War of 1832, joins…
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Ep. 335 (Coffee Time) The New FARM BILL!!
It's finally here! Farm Bill Updates are coming. Kent was home with the kids, so the one and only Judd McCullum joined Riley and Nicolas to talk about the new…
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Ep. 334 Why Are Farmer Suicide Rates So High and What Can We Do About It
Dr. Karen Vanderhoff joins us to discuss what she is seeing in the health crisis of Midwest farmers. The suicide rates are very high compared to other…
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Ep. 333 (Coffee Time) Are Things ACTUALLY More Expensive Than They Used To Be?
There's a lot of talk about how the price of living has shot through the roof. But is that actually true?? It's a complicated question that involves things…
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Ep. 332 Which Prairie Species to Grow If You Want to Start a Prairie Farm
Laura Walter, of the Tall Grass Prairie Center, joins us to discuss the new species she is trying to grow at her facility. Also, which species is no one else…
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Ep. 331 (Coffee Time) These Iowa Politicians Killed a Bill That Could Enhance Water Quality...
There was a push at the Iowa Capitol to put the Buffer Strip Pollinator Program into a bigger setting for farmers to put onto their land. But it was killed in…
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Ep. 330 Where Does Your Produce ACTUALLY Come From
Produce in America is grown at unprecedented scale in human history. But how is it done. Who grows it, and how does it get to our tables? Should any changes be…
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Ep. 329 (Coffee Time) Looming Farm Crisis -- These Crops Are Losing The Most Money
Crop prices are freaky right now. We sit down and walk through the different major crops in America and if any farmer is making any money on their acres…
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Ep. 328 This Lady Changed Midwestern Beer Culture and Now Want To Bring the Same Reform to Cancer and Nutrition in Iowa
Megan McKay is a legend in the Midwestern beer world. She founded Peace Tree and helped push legislation to allow for the microbreweries we love today. But…
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Ep. 327 (Coffee Time) Iowa’s Proposed Healthy Water Bill and Congress’ E15 Fuel Issues
A lot going on in the world of conservation and ag this week. First, we dive into the new Healthy Water Act that the Iowa Democrats have put forward. Secondly…
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Ep. 326 How to Start Farming as a Young Farmer and the Nuts and Bolts of the Farm Crisis
Chase Brown, a 6th generation farmer in Illinois, joins us to discuss billionaires that gobble up land, farm organizations that aren't benefitting farmers, and…
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Ep. 325 (Coffee Time) Which Apps Are Good For Us and Secretary Burgum Pulls Grazing Permits
Join another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Kent and Nicolas argue over ecological regulation, and we discuss…
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Ep. 324 The Raw and Unfiltered Story of Inheriting a Prairie Farm Overnight
In this episode Kent interviews Nicolas about his story of going from reluctant farm kid to Bible college to prairie farm CEO. Be warned, this interview is…
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Ep. 323 (Coffee Time) The New Prairie Strips Pilot Program
Welcome back to another absolute banger Coffee Time Wednesday! This week the whole gang is back together-- Kent, Riley, and Nicolas. They discuss the new…
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Ep. 322 Getting Access To Hunting and What Is Deer Camp??
Lyndsey Braun, Doug Duren, and Brock Rosenkranz join us to discuss the issues with hunting access and the joys of Deer Camp. hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting…
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Ep. 321 (Coffee Time) What is Going On With These Beef Prices??
Welcome back to another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Nicolas and Riley sit down to discuss what is going on with these beef prices and when will…
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Ep. 320 The Extinction of Caribou on the Lower 48 and Are Mountain Lions a Threat to Humans?
Power couple, Bart George and Dr. Brook Lang, join us to discuss Bart's study on Mountain Lions' interaction with humans, Dr. Lang's interactions with grizzly…
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Ep. 319 (Coffee Time) The Biggest Conservation Wins and Biggest Conservation Disgraces of the Year
Welcome back to another Coffee Time Wednesday! We review the best podcasts, best wins in conservation, worst personal losses, and the worst conservation…
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Listen to the Land: Conversations about Conservation w/Doug Duren and Guests Ep. 2
Welcome to another installment of Doug Duren's "Listen to the Land". He joins Nicolas and Kent, and brought guests Ben and James O'Brien to recap the deer…
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Ep. 318 How to Get Pheasants on Your Land with The Bearded Uplander and Joy of All Trades
Tim and Joy join us again, this time at the same time, to talk hunting, bird numbers, bird habitat, and dogs. hokseynativeseeds.com (for Pheasant Habitat Mixes…
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Ep. 317 (Coffee Time) Christmas Morning on the Farm in the 1940s, The Absurdity of Christmas Lights, and the Hazards of Antibacterial Soap
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your festive peppermint mocha while tuning into this week's Coffee Time Wednesday! Sign Up for the Iowa Prairie Network Winter Conference
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Ep. 316 Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn
Zach Lahn joins us to discuss the future he envisions for Iowa, ag consolidation, chemical poisons, and more. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie…
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Ep. 315 (Coffee Time) The NFL, Bearded Uplander, and Smiley
We had the privilege of being joined by previous guest Mike Swartzlander, Tim Brown (The Bearded Uplander), and former Hawkeye and NFL player, Parker Hesse…
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Ep. 314 What Do Prairie Strips Accomplish? And Practical Incremental Changes for Conservation On Your Farm
Tim Youngquist of Iowa State University and Practical Farmers joins us to share his experience on the Prairie Strips program at Iowa State and what farmers are…
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Ep. 313 (Coffee Time) Stiff Goldenrod's Role in a Prairie and The Dead Zones of the World
Another exciting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast where Riley and Nicolas take a deeper look into the infamous "dead zones" in the water around the world…
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Ep. 312 What Does Leaving Your Leaves Actually Do??
David Mizejewski, from Natural Wildlife Federation, joins us to talk conservation, but specifically why leaving your leaves even matters. hokseynativeseeds.com…
The Prairie Farm PodcastEp. 311 Iowa' Wildlife Action Plan, Soybean Farming, Prairie Snow Fences
Nicolas is down with Tuberculosis and Dysentery... again. But don't worry because Riley and Kent are as healthy as two fine horses and are here to talk current…
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Ep. 310 Can You Make a Food Forest in Your Own Yard?
We joined some of the crew from Abundant Design to discuss creating food forests in your own yard. We had a great time and we believe you will as well…
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Ep. 309 (Coffee Time) Is Fast Fashion Actually Cheaper?
Happy Thanksgiving! Another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast. This week, we have an intriguing question from a guest that had us thinking about the…
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We had the privilege of hosting Steve Hanson and Ryan Lynton (Upland Social Podcast) for a pheasant hunt and naturally we had to get them on the podcast. We…
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Ep. 307 (Coffee Time) Who's Responsibility is it to Pay for Iowa's Water Monitors
Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! This time we discuss the responsibility of Iowa's Water Monitors and the organizations who…
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Ep. 306 Gubernatorial Candidate Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman was kind enough to open his house to us and sit down for a full conversation on the state of Iowa. We discuss taxes, schools, small farms, water…
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Ep. 305 (Coffee Time) Why Are Young People Leaving the Midwest?
Welcome back to another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast- Coffee Time Wednesday! We deeply enjoyed this conversation, and we believe you will as…
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Ep. 304 Why to Burn Your Prairie in the Fall with Jeremy French and Pete Eyheralde
Welcome back to another in depth, nerdy episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast. You'll love this one. We dive deeper into the science of fire and its historic…
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Ep. 303 (Coffee Time) Soybean Price Update, Longleaf Pines, Shortgrass Prairie Shortage
Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! This week we're back with a soybean update for the markets and what that means for the…
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Ep. 302 Prehistoric Prairie Director's Cut Pt 3
What happened to the prairie? Kent does a historical deep dive to find out exactly what happened to the prairie and why. Then Nicolas and Kent argue about…
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Ep. 301 Lab Grown Meat is Inevitable
Join us for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday, as we discuss the impending demise of meat as we know it. We greatly enjoyed this conversation…
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Ep. 300 Prehistoric Prairie Director's Cut (Part 2)
Nicolas and Kent relisten and join you to discuss the second episode of The Prehistoric Prairie. If you haven't already listened to it, enjoy. If you have, we…
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Ep. 299 (Coffee Time) Self Driving Cars, Tractors, and Agriculture Accidents
This week we dive into the what does the world look like on the road in 10 years. Agriculture is often a dangerous job, and vehicle collision is a big part of…
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Ep. 298 Prehistoric Prairie Director's Cut (Part 1)
Kent, Riley, and Nicolas sat down and listened to the Prehistoric Prairie docuseries they made in 2023. At the very end they give commentary on it. We discuss…
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Ep. 297 (Coffee Time) John Deere's Ethanol Tractor and Kent's Toe Fungus
Welcome back to another great episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. We had a great time discussing energy, John Deere, ethanol, and more. hokseynativeseeds.com…
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Ep. 296 Gubernatorial Candidate Julie Stauch
Julie Stauch generously sat down with us at Smokey Row in Des Moines to discuss Iowa's water quality, our public schools, vouchers, rural poverty, and a lot…
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Ep. 295 (Coffee Time) What the Government Shutdown Does to Conservation
Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. Kent is gone this week, so Riley and Nicolas take on topics much too big for them without…
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Ep. 294 Hairy Sheep, Vallet Nightmares, and a Little Announcement
Our good friend, Judd McCullum, joins us to discuss his new hairy sheep and a philosophical discussion on consumerism. We are deep into harvest, so we don't…
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Ep. 293 (Coffee Time) The Soybean Crisis... China, Trump, and the Agriculture Midwest
Another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. We dive DEEP into the soybean price market, and what is causing China to turn away our soybeans. Are…