The Prairie Farm Podcast
Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher
All things conservation, prairie, gardening, permaculture, hunting, and agriculture. ”Conservation happens one mind at a time.”
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Nov 12, 2025 • 48min
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 well.
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Nov 7, 2025 • 1h 35min
Ep. 304 Why to Burn Your Fields 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 use.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and other prairie mixes)
Nov 5, 2025 • 40min
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 future of ag in the midwest, as well as the current shortgrass prairie shortage.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and pollinator mixes)
Oct 31, 2025 • 2h 36min
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 what's the best way forward. We had a great time with this podcast, and we believe you will as well.
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for native seed to help restore the prairie and habitat that was once here)
Oct 29, 2025 • 33min
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 and believe you will as well.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and pollinator mixes and hunting mixes)
Oct 24, 2025 • 1h 43min
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 highly recommend listening again!
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes, backyard prairie, and native pasture mixes)
Oct 22, 2025 • 45min
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 that. Join us for another riveting episode of the Prairie Farm Podcast.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, hunting habitat, and bee and butterfly gardens)
Oct 17, 2025 • 1h 41min
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 part 1 "The Ice Age" and what questions we have two years later. We greatly enjoyed this conversation, and we believe you will as well.
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, hunting habitat, and more)
Oct 15, 2025 • 45min
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 (for CRP mixes, switchgrass, backyard prairie mixes)
Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
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 more. It was a great conversation. Whether you agree with her or not, we hope you will enjoy our conversation. And let the record show, we really enjoyed our time with her. She was lovely.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and all your native prairie and wildflower needs)
