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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Aug 6, 2025 • 30min
Ep. 277 (Coffee Time) The Truth About Our Lawns (psst, it's not good)
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)
Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 8min
Ep. 276 What The Expert Says About Grazing Native Pasture w/ Dr. Patrick Keyser
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
Jul 30, 2025 • 46min
Ep. 275 (Coffee Time) How to Manage Land for Better Water Quality and Doug Duren's New Podcast w/ Doug Duren
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)
Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 25min
Ep. 274 Why Iowa's Water Quality Is So Bad with Dr. Larry Weber
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)
Jul 23, 2025 • 37min
Ep. 273 (Coffee Time) Mitigating Big Bluestem and Rural Hospitals in the Big Beautiful Bill
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)
Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 10min
Ep. 272 What Deer Need To Eat with Dr. Mark Turner
Check out Dr. Turner's article on deer nutrition.
Check out hokseynativeseeds.com for prairie seed for your own project!
Jul 16, 2025 • 42min
Ep. 271 (Coffee Time) What Carroll Taught us
This week we are talking about some of the biggest lessons our Founder and Mentor Carroll taught us while we were working with him.
Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 32min
Ep. 270 In Memoriam: The Beginning of Our Story with Carroll Hoksbergen (Hoksey Native Seeds Founder)
Carroll Hoksbergen (1955 - 2025) passed away on Monday July 7th, 2025. We are deeply saddened but also very grateful for the time we got to spend with him. He will be missed.
This week we are re-releasing the first episode we recorded with him. This is actually a "redo recording" because the audio was so bad on that one. But if you really want to hear the FIRST FIRST interview with him, you can find it on our YouTube channel.
Jul 9, 2025 • 33min
Ep. 269 (Coffee Time) Ticks, Lyme & a Hunter's Guide to Staying Safe in the Field
Welcome back to Coffee Time! With tick season in full swing across Iowa, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who works or plays outdoors.
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes and all your native seed needs)
Jul 4, 2025 • 1h 26min
Ep. 268 Upland Hunting, The Hatchet, and The Boundary Waters with Nick Larson from The Bird Shot Podcast
This week, we’re joined by Nick Larson of The Bird Shot Podcast. We explore the world of upland hunting, the urgent threat of copper mining near the Boundary Waters, and why the future of conservation depends on the passion of hunters who cherish wild places and pristine water.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant and quail habitat mixes)
