The Prairie Farm Podcast

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Ep. 324 The Raw and Unfiltered Story of Inheriting a Prairie Farm Overnight Jan 16, 2026

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In this episode Kent interviews Nicolas about his story of going from reluctant farm kid to Bible college to prairie farm CEO. Be warned, this interview is unfiltered and is as authentic as Nicolas and Kent know how to be.
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Chapters:

0:00:00 Welcome

0:02:00 When Nicolas First Understood Prairie

0:03:05 Hauling Grain Carts in Seventh Grade

0:06:07 Thinking He Knew Operations — He Didn't

0:09:10 Called to Stay When Jobs Were Scarce

0:12:11 Wells Fargo Corporate — Soulless Grind

0:18:15 Sun Looked Green Through the Smoke

0:21:16 Volunteer Hours and Raising Police Money

0:24:18 Almost Recruited as a Head Pastor

0:27:22 Carol and Paperwork Did Not Mix

0:30:24 Shopping and Consuming When You Can

0:33:27 Financial Paperwork Was Never Carol's Strong Suit

Ep. 323 (Coffee Time) The New Prairie Strips Pilot Program Jan 14, 2026

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Welcome back to another absolute banger Coffee Time Wednesday! This week the whole gang is back together-- Kent, Riley, and Nicolas. They discuss the new pilate prairie strips program that is currently being tested in Iowa.

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Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

6:09 Coffee Time Intro

12:14 Minnesota Buffer Law

15:15 State of 10,000 Lakes Pride

18:18 Driftless Region and Dubuque County Funds

21:21 Surface Runoff vs Tile — Ask Larry Weber

24:23 Skeptic Turned on Prairie Strips

27:25 Non-Owners Can't Just Demand Free Practices

30:27 Monitoring Matters While Water Programs Are Defunded

33:32 One Year Difference on Ditch Implementation

Ep. 322 Getting Access To Hunting and What Is Deer Camp?? Jan 09, 2026

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Lyndsey Braun, Doug Duren, and Brock Rosenkranz join us to discuss the issues with hunting access and the joys of Deer Camp.
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Ep. 321 (Coffee Time) What is Going On With These Beef Prices?? Jan 07, 2026

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Welcome back to another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday! This week Nicolas and Riley sit down to discuss what is going on with these beef prices and when will they come down.
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Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

6:11 U.S. Beef Herd Numbers Are the Real Driver

9:13 Drought, Screwworm Fear, and Slow Herd Rebuild

12:14 Packers Controlling 85% of the Flow

15:16 Mom-and-Pop Butchers and Half Cows

18:19 Heifer Retention Must Hit 35%

21:21 Efficiency for Pollinators Too

24:24 Guessing How Much Packers Capture

Ep. 320 The Extinction of Caribou on the Lower 48 and Are Mountain Lions a Threat to Humans? Jan 02, 2026

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Power couple, Bart George and Dr. Brook Lang, join us to discuss Bart's study on Mountain Lions' interaction with humans, Dr. Lang's interactions with grizzly bears, and cat poop coffee. We deeply enjoyed this episode, and you will as well!
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Chapters:

0:00:00 Welcome

0:02:00 Meet Bart George and Dr. Brooke Lang

0:03:07 Mountain Lions in Iowa Historical Records

0:06:09 Lion Sighting South of Des Moines

0:09:14 Masters at Going Undetected

0:12:15 Young Predators Getting Into Trouble

0:15:19 Dispersal as Built-In Protection

0:18:22 Wildlife Overpasses and Land Bridges

0:21:26 Tough to Sneak Up on a Cat

0:24:28 Cornfields Like Rainforests in Summer

0:27:30 Every Bump in the Night Becomes a Cougar

0:30:33 Caribou Extinct in the Lower 48 — Nobody Cared

0:36:39 When Caribou Went Away — Losing a Piece of Themselves

0:39:41 River Valley Development Started the Decline

0:45:44 Incidental Take and Habitat Change

0:48:46 Effective Predators Making Another Kill

0:51:49 Can a Lion Kill a Moose?

0:54:52 Deer Drive Cougar Populations Across North America

1:00:58 Do They Prey on Other Predators?

Ep. 319 (Coffee Time) The Biggest Conservation Wins and Biggest Conservation Disgraces of the Year Dec 31, 2025

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Welcome back to another Coffee Time Wednesday! We review the best podcasts, best wins in conservation, worst personal losses, and the worst conservation disgraces of the year. You'll love to hear these.
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Listen to the Land: Conversations about Conservation w/Doug Duren and Guests Ep. 2 Dec 30, 2025

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Welcome to another installment of Doug Duren's "Listen to the Land". He joins Nicolas and Kent, and brought guests Ben and James O'Brien to recap the deer derby and discuss what it takes to pass conservation on to the next generation.

Ep. 318 How to Get Pheasants on Your Land with The Bearded Uplander and Joy of All Trades Dec 26, 2025

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Tim and Joy join us again, this time at the same time, to talk hunting, bird numbers, bird habitat, and dogs.
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Chapters:

0:00:00 Welcome

0:02:00 Meet the Bearded Uplander and Joy of All Trades

0:03:04 December Pheasants Don't Play Fair

0:09:09 Most Impressive Dog Thing You've Witnessed

0:12:10 Best Dog — 70 Breeds of Mix

0:18:16 Pheasant Diets — Foragers Like Chickens

0:21:18 Burning Calories in the Cold

0:24:21 Acre of Corn Needs Acres of Prairie

0:27:24 Sub-Zero Windchill Hunts

0:30:27 Sacrificing Earnings for One or Two Birds

Ep. 317 (Coffee Time) Christmas Morning on the Farm in the 1940s, The Absurdity of Christmas Lights, and the Hazards of Antibacterial Soap Dec 24, 2025

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Merry Christmas! Enjoy your festive peppermint mocha while tuning into this week's Coffee Time Wednesday!

Ep. 316 Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn Dec 19, 2025

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Zach Lahn joins us to discuss the future he envisions for Iowa, ag consolidation, chemical poisons, and more.
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