The Prairie Farm Podcast

Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher
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Sep 17, 2025 • 54min

Ep. 289 (Coffee Time) The SNAP Cuts and Harvesting Prairie

Give us some grace on this topic. It's hard to discuss SNAP because it's a complicated topic, but with how related to agriculture it is, we thought it necessary to discuss.   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes and CRP mixes)
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Sep 12, 2025 • 51min

Ep. 288 Our Soil Will Save the Earth and Humanity

Josh Tickell, a film director, explains why making these movies actually helps in the aid for conservation. Nicolas had some connection issues, but we enjoyed the podcast nonetheless and believe you will too!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Mixes, Native Pasture Mixes, and Backyard Prairies)
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Sep 10, 2025 • 34min

Ep. 287 (Coffee Time) 12 BILLION Dollar Settlement for PFAS (Forever Chemicals)

Join for another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast: Coffee Time Wednesday!    hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Mixes, Backyard Prairies, and Hunting Habitat)
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Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 9min

Ep. 286 The Actual Numbers of the Declining Wildlife in the Midwest

Dave Hoffman, Wildlife Research Staff of Iowa, joins us to discuss the declining numbers of faun in the Midwest and what he thinks should be done to improve the numbers.   Don't forget the Iowa Sportsman Club Raffle. Tickets are cheap, and you'll want to see what they have!   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for Habitat Mixes, CRP Mixes, and all your other native seeds)
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Sep 3, 2025 • 33min

Ep. 285 (Coffee Time) Is the World Getting Better? And Endangered Pallid Sturgeon Found in the DSM River

Welcome back to another awesome episode of the Prairie Farm Podcast. This episode will make you think.   Iowa Sportsman Raffle (A Raffle for Conservation) Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes and all your native seed needs)
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Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 11min

Ep. 284 Saving Our Soil and How to Grow a Food Forests

Louis De Jaeger, author of Save Our Soil and a farmland designer, joins us to discuss all things regeneration. We dive deep into the soil health, chemicals, tillage, and what to do to avoid these things. Louis is a very practically minded conservationist that has spoken all around the world on how to protect our resources.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes, native pasture mixes, and all your other native seed needs)
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Aug 27, 2025 • 36min

Ep. 283 (Coffee Time) A Day in the Life of a Settler and A Day in the Life of a Prairie Farmer

Welcome back to another riveting episode of the Prairie Farm Podcast: Coffee Time Wednesday. This week we cover some of our harvest nightmares and what it was like for settlers to survive in the 1830's.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for wetland mixes, CRP mixes, backyard prairie mixes, and more!)
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Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 4min

Ep. 282 How to Fight for Conservation at the Legislative Level

Tayler Riggen is the founder of the Iowa Sportsman Club, a lobbying group that works on behalf of hunters and conservation concerns in the State Capitol. This episode explains how and why the ISC came to be and what it is doing on behalf of Iowans.   Join ISC   Plant A Prairie with Hoksey Native Seeds
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Aug 20, 2025 • 45min

Ep. 281 (Coffee Time): Recent Panel of Scientists Pinpoint Ag's Role in Water Quality in Iowa

Join us for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! Kent brings us a recent event that you'll want to hear about!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for wetland mixes, native pasture mixes, and all your native seed needs)
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Aug 15, 2025 • 2h 43min

Ep. 280 Biofuel Energy, Evangelical Environmentalists, and an Organic Farmer

Welcome back to another incredible episode. We are joined by three different guests and we put them into one episode. You'll enjoy it as much as we did!   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie mixes and wildlife habitat and all the native seed you need)

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