

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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Jun 16, 2023 • 1h
Ep. 65 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: Mammoths Close To Home
Here's the full length interview with Mahaska County Naturalist, Laura DeCook explaining the discovery and excavation of mammoths from Mahaska county Iowa.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 18min
Ep. 63 (Coffee Time) Climate Predictions and FOOD
Finalllllly a late coffee time.
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Jun 9, 2023 • 1h 18min
Ep. 62 Prehistoric Prairie (Part 1: The Ice Age)
Where did prairie come from? Who lived here, and what were they doing? What was the landscape like? How does it compare to today?
Those questions are what we will answer in this first episode in our three part docuseries--Prehistoric Prairie. This first episode features the time period of the most recent glaciation of Iowa. We discuss topics including soil, vegetation, and what happened to all of those pleistocene megafauna?
Our guests include fossil hunters (Judd McCullum, Mitch Gleason, John Waller), a medical school professor and paleontologist (Dr. Julie Meachen), a collegiate biology professor (Dr. Russ Benedict), and county naturalist (Laura DeCook). You won't want to miss this one!
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Jun 7, 2023 • 21min
Ep. 61(Coffee Time) A.I. Lasers and 10,000 Rats
The longest coffee time in the world just keeps on ticking. Get ready to treat yo'self to a steaming hot episode of COFFEE TIME.
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Jun 2, 2023 • 58min
Ep. 60 From Alaskan Brown Bears to Iowa Deer Country
We had a great time visiting with land manager, and broker Steve Hanson joined us to talk about his experiences on the land in Alaska and now in Iowa.
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May 31, 2023 • 25min
Ep. 59 (Coffee Time) Wetlands, Solar Fields, BLM Land
Feet up volume up! It's Coffee Time!

May 26, 2023 • 56min
Ep.58 This Land is Your Land, This Land Is My Land- Why Public Land Matters with Sam Soholt
To people who truly understand its value, nothing is more free in America than the public lands we have, and access we have to them. Sam Soholt of Public Land Tees joins me and Nic to discuss the importance of public land, and his experiences enjoying that freedom.
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May 24, 2023 • 25min
Ep. 57 Coffee Time) Drones and Carbon Capture
You know what time it is. Pour the coffee, hold the cream and sugar and sip that hot caffeine... it's coffee time!
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May 19, 2023 • 57min
Ep. 56 Why Billionaires are Buying Carbon Credits (Lisa Kubik)
What the heck are carbon credits? And who's buying them? And who's selling them? We had the same questions. Thankfully, we had an awesome interview with Lisa Kubik, who happens to work in the thick of carbon credit programs. Get all these answered and much more on this episode of the prairie farm podcast.
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May 17, 2023 • 29min
Ep. 55 (Coffee Time) Ending Deforestation in Brazil, Autonomous Farm Equipment, Pork Bans
It's time to rest your back and exercise your mind. It's coffee time!