The Prairie Farm Podcast

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 those pleistocene megafauna? Our guests include fossil hunters (Judd McCullum, Mitch Gleason, John Waller), a medical school professor and paleontologist (Dr. Julie Meachen), a collegiate biology professor (Dr. Russ Benedict), and county naturalist (Laura DeCook). You won't want to miss this one! Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

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!

To people who truly understand its value, nothing is more free in America than the public lands we have, and access we have to them. Sam Soholt of Public Land Tees joins me and Nic to discuss the importance of public land, and his experiences enjoying that freedom. Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

You know what time it is. Pour the coffee, hold the cream and sugar and sip that hot caffeine... it's coffee time! Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

What the heck are carbon credits? And who's buying them? And who's selling them? We had the same questions. Thankfully, we had an awesome interview with Lisa Kubik, who happens to work in the thick of carbon credit programs. Get all these answered and much more on this episode of the prairie farm podcast. Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

It's time to rest your back and exercise your mind. It's coffee time!

Did you know Bison have emotionally healthy, functioning family groups, including grandmas and angsty teenage bulls? Or at least... they're supposed to. Most bison farmers (possibly all except Bob himself) don't structure their herds in a manner that allows that to happen. Join us for the second part of our interview with Bob "Action" Jackson, as Bob tells us what he learned about bison while on the range of Yellowstone. Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Bob "Action" Jackson, former Yellowstone Backcountry Ranger and legendary hunter of poachers, sat down with us to tell us some of the wildest stories you will ever hear. Join us as Bob tells us of the times when all he had was a gun, a good horse, and his own solitary thoughts. Visit the Hoksey Native Seeds Website Visit the Prairie Farm Website Follow Hoksey Native Seeds on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds

Sip that coffee, kick up those feet, and we'll engage your brain. It's coffee time.

Professional homesteader, gardener, and author, Angelo Ferraro-Fanning is a forerunner in the art of homesteading in the 21 century. Join us as we dive into what it's like to take a step out of the bustle and into connecting with your land.

C, c, c, c, c, c, C COFEE TIME IS HERE!

The city of Pella, found in central Iowa celebrates their Dutch heritage every year with a festival called Tulip Time. But what are they celebrating? What are the origins of Pella? And how did it blossom into the thriving city it is today? Join us, as we interview Executive Director of Pella Historical, Val Van Kooten, on the prairie flooded history of Pella.

Grasslands CRP sign up opened last week. What does this mean for ag, conservation, and landowners? Find out by tuning in as Nicolas dives in to explain this cattle focused conservation reserve program. It's C-C-CCCoffee Time (dramatic echo).

Clay Frazer is a passionate conservationist with one of the most experienced resume's we have ever heard. From being a prescribed burn specialist, beaver researcher, prairie reconstruction expert, to humanitarian work in Africa, Clay has been there and done that. This conversation touches on all of those topics and more.

Happy Coffee Time! Kick back and sip those work time blues away as you hear the news you didn't know you needed to know.

For someone to develop a land ethic they need to spend time interacting with the land. That's the goal of Doug Duren's Sharing The Land initiative. In this episode we discuss topics ranging from the Driftless Area of the United States, to the history of the famed Duren Family Farm, and even the management of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer populations. Most importantly though the theme of conserving the land we are made of serves as the undertone to the whole conversation.

Shuffle down to the break room, grab that crusty work mug of yours, fill up with some less than fresh coffee off the warmer, and get ready to go on an auditory and intellectual journey. It's coffee time people.

On this episode Mary and Tom Holm join the show to talk about their experience hosting the PBS show "Prairie Yard and Garden," as well as their own gardening experiences at their home. It's a great conversation with plenty of stories and inspiration that will make you want to transform your own yard.

In the words of Bruce Buffer: "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttt's tIIIIIIIIIIImmmme!" It's coffee time!

We are joined by Tyler Perry of Perry's Turf and Seed to keep you up on what's been going on in global conservation news... it's COFFEE TIME!

In this episode we are joined by Wendy Caldwell of the Monarch Joint Venture to discuss the importance of Monarch Butterflies and how we can help them last on our landscape.

Dig out that ol' reliable crusty coffee mug and fill'r up... It's coffee time!

Thursday, March 9th at 6am a bulldozer took to one of Illinois last remaining prairies-- a state that coincidentally calls itself the prairie state. But what happened? Who was involved? And how did a state that was once covered by 22 million acres of prairie get be left with so little that a patch of a few acres was fought over for years?

Is this heaven? No, it's COFFEE TIME. The one podcast you will never forget.

Ryan Callaghan (more commonly known as Cal) is one of the most inspiring and important voices in the natural conservation community. We got to talk about how Cal has interacted with prairies, why hunting is a critical component of conserving wildlife, what's going on with the North American Grasslands Conservation Act, and a lot of other great talking points. This was one of our all time favorite interviews and we're confident it will be the same for you. Follow Cal: @olcal406 Follow Hoksey Native Seeds: @hokseynativeseeds

Grab your coffee and sip away your workday worries as we take you on another educational journey.... it's coffee time, folks!

This past weekend we hung out at the Iowa Deer Classic Convention. Not only did we have a lot of fun, we asked a lot of Deer hunters what the best method of deer hunting was and what was the best habitat for these deer. We also wanted an expert opinion, so we interviewed Jace Elliott, Iowa's State Deer Biologist of the Iowa DNR. You won't want to miss his knowledge on deer habitat.

Go ahead grab your coffee, kick your feet up and listen to the problems of the universe being solved... er, uh... talked about. It's COFFEE TIME!

Ever wonder what cover crops are all about? Tune into this one to get the low down with Iowa Cover Crop Cofounder James Holz to fill you in on the ins and outs of cover cropping to preserve our most foundational resource.

You look like you need a break... join us for coffee time!

Pheasant Forever and Quail Forever's national conventional Pheasant Fest was a blast. We put out a mic to strangers and asked some debated topics. But listen until the end, because we ask an expert, Senior Farm Bill Biologist Cierra Rhodes, about how to build good food plots and habitat for upland birds.

It's that time again, COFFEE TIME!

We sat down with a good friend of ours, Lucas Fritch, a 6th generation farmer, a teacher, and a thinker. We dive into how things are today, how they used to be, and what's our path forward as farmers. Want to know more about our views of agriculture? Check out our prairie farm blog, hokseynativeseeds.com/blog

Join us for this week's installment of Coffee Time. The best coffee time of your week. Follow us on Instagram: @hokseynativeseeds Checkout Our Websites: Hoksey Native Seeds and The Prairie Farm

It's Wednesday... It's coffee time... Join us while we discuss who's buying farm land and who's replanting millions of trees.

On this episode we discuss the de-extinction of mammoths, wild hogs in Canada and the future with synthetic food products. Enjoy!

We had the privilege of speaking to an incredible conservation group, OWLS (Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors). We discussed the founding of Hoksey Native Seeds and what it looks like to create a conservation culture moving forward.

This week on Coffee Time Wednesdays we discuss egg prices, the evil of chickens, and Tesla being the great destroyer of agriculture. Enjoy!

15 minutes, no more, no less. Usually about prairie. Always a good time. Join us as we discuss the latest news about prairie, ag, and conservation.

Chase Burns is a Land Broker, Land Manager, Rancher, Conservationist, and Outdoorsman. With a resume like that it's hard to imagine anyone who cares for the land more than Chase does. In this episode Nicolas and Kent talk about Chase's background in all of the aforementioned roles he serves in, as well as his take on all things related to conserving our natural spaces on the map.

Joy Van Wyngarden is the project manager of the South Skunk River Water Shed. She is passionate and knowledgeable about how to keep our water clean for future generations... Oh, and we had a lot of fun too. Enjoy

Iowa CRP manager, Matt Allen, joined us to discuss the past, present, and future CRP. We also discuss Federal and State Ag workers and their impact on everyday farmers. Curious about CRP? Matt has your answers on this podcast episode.

Chris Helzer, the Prairie Ecologist, is one of the most experts in native midwest flora and fauna (specifically insects) that we have had the privilege to speak with. He also, coincidentally, happens to be the most talented photographer we has spoken with.

Local conservationist and Hoksey friend, Steve DeJong (Aka Flipper), joined us to talk about his ventures on organic farming, why he quit, and conservation.

At Hoksey Native Seeds, we enjoy work, laughing, and lunch. Join us for all three on this episode.