The Prairie Farm Podcast

It's finally here! Farm Bill Updates are coming. Kent was home with the kids, so the one and only Judd McCullum joined Riley and Nicolas to talk about the new Farm Bill. Our Hoksey Auction (filter with the keyword "Lynnville")

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Dr. Karen Vanderhoff joins us to discuss what she is seeing in the health crisis of Midwest farmers. The suicide rates are very high compared to other occupations, and we want to know why and what we can do about it.

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Laura Walter, of the Tall Grass Prairie Center, joins us to discuss the new species she is trying to grow at her facility. Also, which species is no one else growing that she has available for new growers. We also talk about hemiparasites and more.

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There was a push at the Iowa Capitol to put the Buffer Strip Pollinator Program into a bigger setting for farmers to put onto their land. But it was killed in subcommittee. Why? We're trying to find out. Check out another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday on The Prairie Farm Podcast.

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Produce in America is grown at unprecedented scale in human history. But how is it done. Who grows it, and how does it get to our tables? Should any changes be made to the system? We sit down with Seth Oren, who has been on produce farms all across America, and he gave us the inside story. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator and prairie grass and all your other native seed needs)

Crop prices are freaky right now. We sit down and walk through the different major crops in America and if any farmer is making any money on their acres. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes... because CRP at least cuts you a check)

Megan McKay is a legend in the Midwestern beer world. She founded Peace Tree and helped push legislation to allow for the microbreweries we love today. But what is she doing now? She is working hard to change the way Iowan's look at food, their health, food deserts, and cancer. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes, and all your other prairie and wildflower needs)

Chase Brown, a 6th generation farmer in Illinois, joins us to discuss billionaires that gobble up land, farm organizations that aren't benefitting farmers, and how he would start farming if he was a new farmer today.

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Join another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Kent and Nicolas argue over ecological regulation, and we discuss which of the world's greatest apps are net negative and net positive.

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In this episode Kent interviews Nicolas about his story of going from reluctant farm kid to Bible college to prairie farm CEO. Be warned, this interview is unfiltered and is as authentic as Nicolas and Kent know how to be. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and hunting habitat and CRP and wildflower needs)

Lyndsey Braun, Doug Duren, and Brock Rosenkranz join us to discuss the issues with hunting access and the joys of Deer Camp. hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting habitat mixes, backyard prairie mixes, and more native seed needs)

Welcome back to another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Nicolas and Riley sit down to discuss what is going on with these beef prices and when will they come down. hokseynativeseeds.com (for pasture mixes, CRP mixes, and more native seed needs)

Power couple, Bart George and Dr. Brook Lang, join us to discuss Bart's study on Mountain Lions' interaction with humans, Dr. Lang's interactions with grizzly bears, and cat poop coffee. We deeply enjoyed this episode, and you will as well! hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie and wildflower mixes)

Welcome back to another Coffee Time Wednesday! We review the best podcasts, best wins in conservation, worst personal losses, and the worst conservation disgraces of the year. You'll love to hear these. hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie mixes and other native seed needs)

Welcome to another installment of Doug Duren's "Listen to the Land". He joins Nicolas and Kent, and brought guests Ben and James O'Brien to recap the deer derby and discuss what it takes to pass conservation on to the next generation.

Tim and Joy join us again, this time at the same time, to talk hunting, bird numbers, bird habitat, and dogs. hokseynativeseeds.com (for Pheasant Habitat Mixes and Perennial Native Food Plots)