The Prairie Farm Podcast

Todd Bogenschutz, Iowa's Upland Wildlife Research Biologist, knows animals. And we sat down to dive deeper into what the fauna portfolio would have been hundreds of years ago and how those have changed.   theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Buckle your seat belts, and join us on our road trip as we bring Coffee Time on the road.   theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Today, to most people "getting into farming" means taking out a $10 million loan and farming corn and beans. But our guest today proved that just isn't the case. Fellow prairie-lover, dermestid beetle owner, bison rancher, and entrepreneur Riley Rozendaal walks us through how with some hard work, out-of-the-box thinking, and humility anyone can become a farmer. No more excuses. Hokseynativeseeds.c...

This coffee time is more of a lunch listen... We hung out with our friend Lance Brisbois from Iowa Prairie Network, the loess hills, and Golden Hills Resource Conservation. We had a good time. You will too when you listen.

This past winter, we sat down with a leading studier of prairie, Russel Benedict of Central College. He is quite the enthusiasts and helped us understand where prairie came from. You probably heard him in our Prehistoric Prairie Series, but here's the full episode.   hokseynativeseeds.com   theprairiefarm.com

Welp! It's that time again... Grab your Folger's and pull up a chair. It's Coffee Time!

It's finally here! The second episode of The Prehistoric Prairie Series is complete. We are moving forward in time from the last ice age to the establishment of prairie across the midwest and plains states. In this episode we will hear from Dr. Russ Benedict of Central College, Taylor Keen of Creighton University and Sacred Seed, Karen Viste-Sparkman of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, and Tod...

We're joined by 4 boomers (including Carroll himself) and asked each, "What's the biggest change you've seen in agriculture?" A classic coffee time discussion.

Just a quick update on our upcoming docuseries podcasts and an exciting announcement!

Grab your Splenda, then throw it away because it's nasty, because it's coffee time!

What causes food price spikes? And why is there hunger when 1.5x the amount of needed food is produced every year? Join Nicolas as he takes a deep dive into what makes the world's food cycle go round as he discusses the Ukrainian War, Covid, inflation, sustainable agriculture, and local food sourcing.

Sit down, take a break, and listen in. It's coffee time!

We gathered some of the most knowledgeable and passionate prairie people we know. We put them all in a room and hit record. We were visited by  - Taylor Keen of Sacred Seed http://www.sacredseed.org/new-page-1 - Tabitha Panas and Lance Brisbois of Iowa Prairie Network https://www.iowaprairienetwork.org/ - Dustin Clayton of Hitchcock Nature Center https://www.pottconservation.com/parks/hitchcock_na...

Pour that extra strong brew following the holiday weekend, breathe deeply, put on the headphones and relax.... it's Coffee Time!

Skip Sligh is one of the most recognizable names in the whitetail deer property world. Skip is driven by the mystery and awe that this iconic animal inspires, so much so that he moved to Iowa, The Whitetail State, from his home state of Michigan. Skip explains what makes Iowa a great place for whitetail deer and how hunters and conservationists need to rally politically to keep it that way.   Visi...

It's coffee time crazy busy week edition!   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

This is the full length interview with Dr. Julie Meachen of Des Moines University. Dr. Meachen is a professor of anatomy and paleontology and spends much of her time studying pleistocene megafauna fossils.   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Grab a cup of Canadian coffee and kick up your feet, it's coffee time!   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Here's the full length episode with the fossil hunters Judd McCullum (Working Class Bowhunter), Mitch Gleason, and John Waller. Enjoy!   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Here's the full length interview with Mahaska County Naturalist, Laura DeCook explaining the discovery and excavation of mammoths from Mahaska county Iowa.   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Finalllllly a late coffee time.   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

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...

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.   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

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.   Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Feet up volume up! It's Coffee Time!