The Prairie Farm Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 189 How to raise Bison and grow prairie with Riley Rozendaal Sep 20, 2024

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Riley Rozendaal, founder of Iowa Prairie Bison and the newest member of the Hoksey team, joins us to talk about raising Bison, growing prairie, making farming mistakes, and laughing a lot.

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes)

Ep. 188 (Coffee Time) How to prep the ground for a prairie planting Sep 18, 2024

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It's time for coffee time!

Wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that saves the earth)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes)

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes)

Ep. 187 The Key to Good Deer Habitat and Hunting Sep 13, 2024

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Drake and Justin are long-time friends of The Prairie Farm Podcast and Hoksey Native Seeds. They own and manage Vitality Visions, a habitat management company that focuses on deer habitat and native species. Also, their instagram has really cool photos...

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or hunting habitat mixes)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator)

vitalityvisionshabitat.com (to learn more about what Drake and Justin do)

Ep. 186 (Coffee Time) Pulling out dams and replacing corn-raised beef with pasture raised-beef Sep 11, 2024

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We had a lot to share this coffee time. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us as we dive into the world of conservation and agriculture and laughter.

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes)

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes)

wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while drinking coffee)

Ep. 185 "Land Rich, Cash Poor" a story of the American Farmer with Brian Reisinger Sep 06, 2024

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Brian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor, is a journalist raised as a dairy farmer. Join us as we discuss the history of the American farmer and how farming and our food system have drastically changed over the last century. You're going to love this one.

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and pollinator mixes)

amazon.com (to purchase the book, but you should try to buy locally if you can)

Ep. 184 (Coffee Time) Farmer Fraud and Wolves in Colorado Sep 04, 2024

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In every coffee time you need three things: Good people, good topics, and good coffee.

We have the first two, Wild Rivers Coffee has the other.

hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs)

wildriverscoffeeco.com (for great coffee that fights for conservation)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes)

Ep. 183 One Thousand Goats, Goat-scaping, and Alternative Farming Aug 30, 2024

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Adam with Iowa Kiko Goats has made his living with goats. His story is curious and inspiring. Join us as we pick his impressive brain.

Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Pasture Mixes)

Theprairiefarm.com (for yard prairies)

Ep. 182 (Coffee Time) Should the government be allowed to buy land? Aug 28, 2024

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Coffee time gets a little feisty this week. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join Nicolas and Kent.

hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie mixes)

theprairiefarm.com (for prairie in your yard)

wildriverscoffeeco.com (for the best coffee that fights for conservation)

Ep. 181 Conservation, hunting, and being outdoors with Andy May Aug 23, 2024

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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) Aug 21, 2024

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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)