Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher

The Prairie Farm Podcast

Science EN ↓ 383 episodes

All things conservation, prairie, gardening, hunting, and farming. From the fore-most voices of conservation and prairie to your casual backyard garden lovers, we’ve picked some of the most interesting brains around. Don’t miss it.

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Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher

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Science

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 181 Conservation, hunting, and being outdoors with Andy May 23.08.2024

Andy May  joins us to discuss his journey with the conservation of his property and how it was spurred from deer hunting, plus a couple wild stories of his hunts.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 180 (Coffee Time) Solar Panels in Wisconsin and the Tiger Wolf Spider (Tigrosa Apsersa) 21.08.2024

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee, and join us as we dive into this week's Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Seed) theprairiefarm.com (for prairie/pollinator seed) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Ep. 179 You CAN'T get away from Microplastics 16.08.2024

Genevieve Guerry is a PhD candidate at East Carolina University and has been studying Microplastics and PFAs for several years. Join us as we attempt to tackle such a huge topic within too short of time. We loved what we learned, and plan to talk with Genevieve again in the future.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie seed) theprairiefarm.com (for native yard and native hunting mixes) ewg.o...

Ep. 178 (Coffee Time) How many farms are left and flood zones 14.08.2024

When it's Coffee Time you need three things-- good people, good discussion topics, and good coffee. We've got the first two, and Wild Rivers has the third.   wildriverscoffeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com thepairiefarm.com

Ep. 177 Why do we still have lawns and what to do about them? 09.08.2024

Andy James, founder of Prairie Fire Restoration , quickly became a gentleman we greatly enjoyed. Join us as we discuss the largest mono-crop in the United States... lawns.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for larger prairie areas and CRP) theprairiefarm.com (to turn your lawn into a prairie or pollinator patch)   Here are a few of the many studies he quoted in the podcast. Pet population increase from ini...

Ep. 176 (Coffee Time) Alzheimer's, Driftless Iowa, and Kent's Birthday 07.08.2024

COFFEE TIME WEDNESDAY!! It's here. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee , and join us.   wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while caffeinated) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 175 Behind the scenes of General Mills, Swamp People, and Duck Dynasty 02.08.2024

Joe Dickie, founder of Joe Dickie Photography , has been behind the camera on some huge platforms, but he's dedicated his most recent efforts to telling the story of farmers who are changing to a more conservation friendly practice.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wild flower seed) theprairiefarm.com (for yard mixes and hunting habitat mixes)

Ep. 174 (Coffee Time) Vaccines, Corn Syrup, and Forever Chemicals 31.07.2024

Don't let the middle of the week get you down. Enjoy a good coffee time!   Ancestral Farms Iowa (for higher quality pork) Wild Rivers Coffee Co (for caffeine that gives back to the environment) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies) hokseynativeseeds.com (for more native seed fun)

Ep. 173 Five percent of the world's population uses 30% of its resources 26.07.2024

Chad Graeve, a natural resource specialist, shares his life lessons working with the prairie and how we as humans can move from being human consumers to human beings.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 172 (Coffee Time) Spongy moth poop and the Roaring 20's 24.07.2024

Join us for this weeks coffee time, and don't forget your Wild Rivers Coffee . Wild Rivers gives 2% or more of every purchase to conservation causes, and we are proud to partner with them!   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 171 How to create QUALITY deer habitat 19.07.2024

Thomas Mlsna, founder of Untamed Ambition , sits down with us to talk through why shortcuts in habitat management never get the results we want.   theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Ep. 170 (Coffee Time) Prescribed Fires and John Deere moving to Mexico 17.07.2024

Get your Wild Rivers Ninja Creami ice cream, and join us for a little coffee time.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com  

Ep. 169 Coming Home to the Farm and Alternative Cropping 12.07.2024

Meredith Nunnikhoven, founder of Barnswallow Flowers, joins us to discuss why she came back from the film industry to the family farm and decided to dive into the world of alternative cropping. Also... she's an inventor, and we like that about her.   barnswallowflowers.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 168 ( Coffee Time) Iowa Carbon Pipeline 10.07.2024

It's controversial. It's complicated. It's heated. It's Coffee Time Wednesday.   wildriverscoffeeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 167 Life as a pioneer with Margaret Spiegel 05.07.2024

Margaret Spiegel is a historian at Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum. We interviewed her as a part of our Prehistoric Prairie. Here is the full interview.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 166 (Coffee Time) Beavers, Flood Plains, and David Attenborough 03.07.2024

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee this morning as we jump into this week's coffee time.   wildriverscoffeeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 165 Prehistoric Prairie (Part 3: Pioneers and Steel Plows) 28.06.2024

Part 3 is finally here! Jump into the final episode of Prehistoric Prairies, as we discuss their disappearance and the ramifications that follow.   theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Prehistoric Prairie (Part 2 Re-released) 28.06.2024

Refresh your memory on prairies with part 2 before you jump into the third episode of the Prehistoric Prairie Serious.   Hokseynativeseeds.com Theprairiefarm.com

Prehistoric Prairie (Part 1 Re-released) 28.06.2024

Before jumping into Part 3 of the prehistoric prairie, catch yourself up on the history of pre-historic prairie.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 164 (Coffee Time) Flooding in Iowa and undying fires in Pennsylvania 26.06.2024

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us!   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 163 Chief Black Hawk, Cemeteries, and Pioneer's Land with Val Van Kooten 21.06.2024

The new administrator of the State Historical Society of Iowa and previous guest, Val Van Kooten, joined us to talk all things Iowa's history. history.iowa.gov theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Ep. 162 (Coffee Time) Sink holes, coal miners, and the Civil War 19.06.2024

It's time to learn, laugh, and caffeinate ourselves. Coffee Time is here!   wildriverscoffeeco.com theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com  

Ep. 161 Regenerative Ag, sheep, solar power, and biochar with Joe Waters 14.06.2024

Joe is young, passionate shepherd and entrepreneur. Founder of earthgrazers.com his goal is to restore the earth's ecosystems using livestock and regenerative ag.   Looking for native seed? Check out our mixes. hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 160 (Coffee Time) Coldplay and Microplastics in our reproductive organs 12.06.2024

Coffee time is here! Don't forget to save the planet by getting your coffee from Wild Rivers Coffee .   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 159 The real history of Lewis and Clark 07.06.2024

It's always a good time to talk to experts, especially when they're experts in something so interesting as the Lewis and Clark expedition. Join us as we learn a lot more about Lewis and Clark than you'll ever learn in school.   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Head Quarters

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