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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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114:02

Ep. 348 Why Native Plants and Few Chemicals Grow...

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2026/04/10

Thomas Mlsna is a habitat consultant and biologist who's spent 16 years rethinking how hunters manage land. In this episode, he breaks down the deer food pyramid, makes the case for smaller food plots in smarter locations, connects native plant diversity to EHD prevention, and challenges the entire model of chemical-heavy whitetail land management.hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, habitat mixes, perennial food plot, CRP, backyard prairie, and native pasture mixes) Iowa Cover Crop

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37:06

Ep. 347 (Coffee Time) Our Worst Days In The Field!...

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2026/04/08

Grab your coffee folks, it's time for another Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Nicolas, Kent, and Riley kick off Coffee Time debating whether Nicolas's cargo pocket jeans are fashion-forward or a complete disaster. From there the guys swap their best farm mistakes. Tractors buried in mud, discs wrapped around power poles, and $5,000 worth of hand-collected seed dumped on gravel. Then the crew digs into the US Forest Service's move from DC to Salt Lake City and what it might really mean for

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66:15

Ep. 346 Why We Can't Buy Our Way Out of a Broken Food...

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2026/04/03

Molly Pickering, Policy Director for Illinois Stewardship Alliance, joins Nicolas and Kent for a wide-ranging conversation on what's actually broken in America's food system. From monopoly meat packers to cottage food laws to pesticide drift hitting small farms, Molly brings the policy perspective that most farmers never get to hear.hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, native pastures, native habitat mixes, and more) BirdHunterSupply.com (for all your bird hunting supply needs)

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56:33

Ep. 345 (Coffee Time) Nebraska Fires' Long Term...

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2026/04/01

Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! The Nebraska Sandhills just went through the largest wildfire in state history. What does that mean for the prairie and the cattle on that prairie? Then the conversation shifts to Iowa's water. Two new reports just tied nitrates and pesticides to Iowa's extremely high cancer rate. Who's responsible? Who pays? hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your backyard prairie, native pasture, and native seed mixes) Iowa Cover Crop (for all your

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70:45

Ep. 344 How and When To Burn Your Prairie Fields From...

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2026/03/27

Ray Geroff is a district heritage biologist for the Illinois DNR and has burned over 100,000 acres of prairie. 3,900 were just the day before the podcast. In Episode 344, Kent and Nicolas break down burn safety, proper weather windows, what each season of fire does to your landscape, using fire against sericea and brome, and what happens when a prairie never burns. This is burning 101 from someone who does it for a living every single year.hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs. And

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56:03

Ep. 343 (Coffee Time) How People Use Auctions To...

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2026/03/25

Nicolas and Kent start this one recanting how a man tried to steal two tractors from them through their recent farm auction. Tim Brown, The Bearded Uplander, is back, and this one gets real fast. His bird dog Mac nearly died from a grass awn that migrated through his body — and it happens way more than people think. The guys break down which wild ryes are dangerous for hunting dogs, how to protect them at the tailgate, and then get into building pheasant habitat that actually works. Informative,

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Ep. 342 Gubernatorial Candidate Eddie Andrews

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2026/03/20

Eddie Andrews joins us to discuss the riff between republicans and democrats in Iowa, property taxes, school ESA's, and of course water quality. We enjoyed this conversation and believe you will as well!hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes, backyard prairie mixes, native pasture mixes, and hunting habitat mixes) Iowa Cover Crop (for all your cover crop needs) McKay Insurance (for all your insurance and financial planning needs)

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39:50

Ep. 341 (Coffee Time) A Quick Farm Bill Update and...

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2026/03/18

Kent, Riley, and Nicolas talk about what's going on with the Farm Bill today, and what status it has in the legislative pipeline. They also discuss what would need to happen for Iowa to have a higher tax bracket for out of state land owners. There's a lot of uncertainty for the rural United States, especially with farming. What can we do to enhance it? What needs to change? hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, habitat mixes, CRP mixes, EQIP mixes, and a lot more)

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78:46

Ep. 340 How and When to Plant a Prairie So It...

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2026/03/13

Justin Meissen, Research and Restoration Program Manager at the Tallgrass Prairie Center, joins the Prairie Farm Podcast to talk prairie establishment from the ground up — literally. Why native annual weeds aren't always your enemy. What months to plant and which ones to avoid at all costs. How seed size predicts establishment success. And what "coefficient of conservatism" actually means. This one's packed.hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie, CRP mixes, hunting habitat mixes, native

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37:08

Ep. 339 (Coffee Time) Are You As Tough As A Pioneer...

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2026/03/11

Kent's very own father, Alan Boucher, joined us to discuss a journal entry from a woman in the 1800's. We also discuss whether or not someone should burn a prairie field now or in May to eliminate brome.hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP, Backyard Prairie, and Hunting Mixes) Iowa Cover Crop (for all your cover crop needs) Bird Hunter Supply (for all your bird hunting supplies)

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Ep. 338 Are Small Dairy Farms Actually Viable??

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2026/03/06

Derek Orth, a fourth general dairy farmer, joins us to discuss if small dairy farms could have a spot in the US market in the future. Dairy farmers do a lot of work for very little pay, and we get into the nitty gritty on the podcast.hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie, pollinator, native pasture mixes, and more) birdhuntersupply.com (for all your bird hunting gear and to give back to conservation)

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Ep. 337 (Coffee Time) Tort Immunity for Bayer and CRP...

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2026/03/04

Join us for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. Today we discuss Bayer's Tort Immunity at the federal level and the chance they have at succeeding. We also talk about Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig's recent conversation about grazing CRP. Hoksey Native Seeds (for Midwest CRP Mixes, Wildflower Patch Mixes, and More) Iowa Cover Crop (For all your cover crop and small grain needs) McKay Insurance (For a better insurance experience)

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Ep. 336 The Rise and Fall of "Chief" Black Hawk

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2026/02/27

Black Hawk is a mythological character at this point. But why is that? What did he do, or not do? Dr. Patrick Jung, author of The Black Hawk War of 1832, joins us to tell us the incredible story of the last Native American to resist in the Midwest.To order his book hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wildflower seeds and mixes)

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Ep. 335 (Coffee Time) The New FARM BILL!!

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2026/02/25

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") Hoksey Native Seeds (for prairie mixes, wildflowers, and more!)

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88:27

Ep. 334 Why Are Farmer Suicide Rates So High and What...

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2026/02/20

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

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Ep. 333 (Coffee Time) Are Things ACTUALLY More...

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2026/02/18

There's a lot of talk about how the price of living has shot through the roof. But is that actually true?? It's a complicated question that involves things like quality of life, inflation, hourly wages, median vs average, and more. We dive into this on Coffee Time Wednesday this week. You won't want to miss it.Hoksey Equipment Auction (You can filter by saying 50 mile radius with 50153) Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Mixes, Backyard Pollinator Mixes, Hunting Habitat Mixes)

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Ep. 332 Which Prairie Species to Grow If You Want to...

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2026/02/13

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.hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes, CRP mixes, hunting mixes, and more!)

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48:50

Ep. 331 (Coffee Time) These Iowa Politicians Killed a...

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2026/02/11

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.hokseynativeseeds.com (for buffer strip pollinator mixes, backyard prairie mixes, CRP mixes, and a lot more!)

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Ep. 330 Where Does Your Produce ACTUALLY Come From

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2026/02/06

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)

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48:31

Ep. 329 (Coffee Time) Looming Farm Crisis -- These...

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2026/02/04

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)

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