The Prairie Farm Podcast

Welcome back to the Prairie Farm Podcast Coffee Time Wednesday! This week we discuss Kent's frustration on planes, an innovation in plastic that biodegrades within hours, and the exciting news that WE'RE HIRING! If you want to work with the Hoksey Team, reach out at social@theprairiefarm.com or info@hokseynativeseeds.com   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, wildlife habitat mixes, and all your native seed needs)

We at The Prairie Farm Podcast are very excited to host Doug's new show. He will be joining us quarterly to have deep, and thought provoking conversations about our land ethic and how we can make a difference for the future. Because... "It's not ours. It's just our turn."   In this first episode, we discuss CWD, land fragmentation, Sharing The Land, our founder Carroll, and a lot more. We deeply enjoyed this conversation, and we believe you will as well!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native prairie and wildflower seed needs)   DougDuren.com (to learn more about Doug and how you can help in the conservation effort)

What does it really take to create a deer paradise? We’re joined by Jared Van Hees of The Habitat Podcast to get the dirt on what truly matters. We cover everything from smart timber stand improvement and working with loggers to building effective perennial food plots for year-round wildlife health.   HokseyNativeSeeds.com (for deer habitat and perennial food plot mixes)

We have another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday where we discuss American Lawns and how they affect the ecosystem. We greatly enjoyed this episode, and we believe you will as well.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes and all your native seed needs)

Dr. Patrick Keyser from University of Tennessee joins us to talk about native warm season pastures. He's a foremost expert on the topic. We get into the weeds on this topic. If you or someone you know has pasture, you'll want to hear this episode.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Pasture Mixes and all your other native seed needs) Center for Native Grasslands Management

Doug Duren joins us for this weeks Coffee Time Wednesday. And he's got some thoughts! (As per usual) You won't want to miss this episode.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your prairie and wildflower seed needs)

Dr. Larry Weber, Director at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and Iowa Flood Center, joins us to discuss Iowa's (and the Midwest's) water quality. Look friends, we're not going to sugar coat it. It's bad. And Dr. Weber helps explain to us how bad. We dive into Nitrates, flood plains, rivers, and a lot more.   hokseynativeseeds.com (For wetland mixes and all your other native seed needs)

This was a fun one! We answer a great question about how to mitigate Big Bluestem from taking over native, then dive into how the Big Beautiful Bill affects rural hospitals and their importance as economic staples for rural America.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Backyard Pollinator mixes and Hunting Habitat mixes)

Check out Dr. Turner's article on deer nutrition.   Check out hokseynativeseeds.com for prairie seed for your own project!

This week we are talking about some of the biggest lessons our Founder and Mentor Carroll taught us while we were working with him.