Episodes

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

    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. hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie mixes and other native seed needs)

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Listen to the Land: Conversations about Conservation w/Doug Duren and Guests Ep. 2
    Dec 30 2025

    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.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 318 How to Get Pheasants on Your Land with The Bearded Uplander and Joy of All Trades
    Dec 26 2025

    Tim and Joy join us again, this time at the same time, to talk hunting, bird numbers, bird habitat, and dogs. hokseynativeseeds.com (for Pheasant Habitat Mixes and Perennial Native Food Plots)

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 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

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

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 316 Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn
    Dec 19 2025

    Zach Lahn joins us to discuss the future he envisions for Iowa, ag consolidation, chemical poisons, and more. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, pollinator mixes, habitat mixes, and more)

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Ep. 315 (Coffee Time) The NFL, Bearded Uplander, and Smiley
    Dec 17 2025

    We had the privilege of being joined by previous guest Mike Swartzlander, Tim Brown (The Bearded Uplander), and former Hawkeye and NFL player, Parker Hesse, for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant habitat, CRP mixes, and backyard prairie mixes)

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    49 mins
  • Ep. 314 What Do Prairie Strips Accomplish? And Practical Incremental Changes for Conservation On Your Farm
    Dec 12 2025

    Tim Youngquist of Iowa State University and Practical Farmers joins us to share his experience on the Prairie Strips program at Iowa State and what farmers are able to do practically to bring income while boosting conservation. hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie strip mixes and backyard prairie mixes and all your other native seed needs)

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Ep. 313 (Coffee Time) Stiff Goldenrod's Role in a Prairie and The Dead Zones of the World
    Dec 10 2025

    Another exciting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast where Riley and Nicolas take a deeper look into the infamous "dead zones" in the water around the world. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and hunting habitat mixes)

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    27 mins