The Prairie Farm Podcast

Ep. 73 Food Shortages in the Global Food Chain (War in Ukraine, Covid, etc.)

What causes food price spikes? And why is there hunger when 1.5x the amount of needed food is produced every year?
Join Nicolas as he takes a deep dive into what makes the world's food cycle go round as he discusses the Ukrainian War, Covid, inflation, sustainable agriculture, and local food sourcing.

Ep 72 (Coffee Time) Aging Land Owners and Reintroduced Dinosaurs

Sit down, take a break, and listen in. It's coffee time!

Ep. 71 Prairie Super Friends (Loess Hills, Sacred Seed, Iowa Prairie Network)

We gathered some of the most knowledgeable and passionate prairie people we know. We put them all in a room and hit record.
We were visited by 
- Taylor Keen of Sacred Seed http://www.sacredseed.org/new-page-1
- Tabitha Panas and Lance Brisbois of Iowa Prairie Network https://www.iowaprairienetwork.org/
- Dustin Clayton of Hitchcock Nature Center https://www.pottconservation.com/parks/hitchcock_nature_center/

Ep. 70 (Coffee Time) Prairie Grizzlies, Recycling, Australia, El Niño

Pour that extra strong brew following the holiday weekend, breathe deeply, put on the headphones and relax.... it's Coffee Time!

Ep.69 Buying & Managing Land in The Whitetail State with Skip Sligh

Skip Sligh is one of the most recognizable names in the whitetail deer property world. Skip is driven by the mystery and awe that this iconic animal inspires, so much so that he moved to Iowa, The Whitetail State, from his home state of Michigan. Skip explains what makes Iowa a great place for whitetail deer and how hunters and conservationists need to rally politically to keep it that way.
 
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Ep. 68 (Coffee Time) Prairie Remnants and Pet Peeves about Pet Peeves

It's coffee time crazy busy week edition!
 
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Ep. 67 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: Pleistocene Paleontology

This is the full length interview with Dr. Julie Meachen of Des Moines University. Dr. Meachen is a professor of anatomy and paleontology and spends much of her time studying pleistocene megafauna fossils.
 
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Ep. 66 (Coffee Time) O Canada

Grab a cup of Canadian coffee and kick up your feet, it's coffee time!
 
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Ep. 65 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: Mammoths Close To Home

Here's the full length interview with Mahaska County Naturalist, Laura DeCook explaining the discovery and excavation of mammoths from Mahaska county Iowa.
 
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Ep. 64 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: Fossil Hunters

Here's the full length episode with the fossil hunters Judd McCullum (Working Class Bowhunter), Mitch Gleason, and John Waller. Enjoy!
 
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