The Prairie Farm Podcast

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)

A lot going on in the world of conservation and ag this week. First, we dive into the new Healthy Water Act that the Iowa Democrats have put forward. Secondly, we discuss the E15 Fuel issue that the federal legislators are "figuring out". Both of these policies would have major ramifications for the Midwest. One for our health, and the second for our economy. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pr...

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. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie, CRP, and hunting habitat)

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.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes, CRP mixes, native pasture mixes, hunting habitat mixes, and more)

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)

Welcome back to another absolute banger Coffee Time Wednesday! This week the whole gang is back together-- Kent, Riley, and Nicolas. They discuss the new pilate prairie strips program that is currently being tested in Iowa. Need prairie or wildflower mixes. We've got them at hokseynativeseeds.com . We have pollinator mixes, hunting habitat mixes, CRP mixes, Prairie Strip Mixes, Perennial Food Plot...

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)

Merry Christmas! Enjoy your festive peppermint mocha while tuning into this week's Coffee Time Wednesday!   Sign Up for the Iowa Prairie Network Winter Conference  

Zach Lahn joins us to discuss the future he envisions for Iowa, ag consolidation, chemical poisons, and more. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, pollinator mixes, habitat mixes, and more)

We had the privilege of being joined by previous guest Mike Swartzlander, Tim Brown ( The Bearded Uplander ), and former Hawkeye and NFL player, Parker Hesse , for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant habitat, CRP mixes, and backyard prairie mixes)

Tim Youngquist of Iowa State University and Practical Farmers joins us to share his experience on the Prairie Strips program at Iowa State and what farmers are able to do practically to bring income while boosting conservation. hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie strip mixes and backyard prairie mixes and all your other native seed needs)

Another exciting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast where Riley and Nicolas take a deeper look into the infamous "dead zones" in the water around the world. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and hunting habitat mixes)

David Mizejewski , from Natural Wildlife Federation, joins us to talk conservation, but specifically why leaving your leaves even matters. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and other fun habitat mixes)

Nicolas is down with Tuberculosis and Dysentery... again. But don't worry because Riley and Kent are as healthy as two fine horses and are here to talk current events in Prairie Country.     Keep snow off the road --> Order Prairie

We joined some of the crew from Abundant Design to discuss creating food forests in your own yard. We had a great time and we believe you will as well. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and other native seed)

Happy Thanksgiving! Another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast. This week, we have an intriguing question from a guest that had us thinking about the Thanksgiving Holiday. hokseynativeseeds.com (to fight consumerism with conservation)

We had the privilege of hosting Steve Hanson and Ryan Lynton (Upland Social Podcast) for a pheasant hunt and naturally we had to get them on the podcast. We discuss bird numbers in Iowa, land prices and trends, and whatever else came up in the conversation. This was supposed to be a coffee time episode, but the conversation was too good to not make it a full length episode. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! This time we discuss the responsibility of Iowa's Water Monitors and the organizations who are making it happen. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Backyard Prairie Mixes) Izaak Walton Foundation The Article We Read

Brad Sherman was kind enough to open his house to us and sit down for a full conversation on the state of Iowa. We discuss taxes, schools, small farms, water quality, cancer, and a lot more. We deeply enjoyed it and believe you will as well! hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and hunting habitat)

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.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes, hunting habitat mixes, and backyard prairie mixes)