The Prairie Farm Podcast

Ep. 293 (Coffee Time) The Soybean Crisis... China, Trump, and the Agriculture Midwest

Another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday. We dive DEEP into the soybean price market, and what is causing China to turn away our soybeans. Are soybeans something we should even be growing? What is the current administration doing about it? We jump into all of these topics and more...
 
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Ep. 292 Cows Eat Milkweed, and Are Brushy Prairies That Bad? with Chris Helzer (The Prairie Ecologist)

Chris Helzer is the Director of the Nature Conservancy in Nebraska and a fantastic blogger/photographer, The Prairie Ecologist.
We had a great time with him, and we believe you will as well!
 
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Ep. 291 (Coffee Time) Is AI Using Too Much Water?

Join us for another exciting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! This week we discuss how much water AI data centers are using, and if AI is a net positive or net negative force in our world.
 
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Ep. 290 Inheriting a 500 Acre Prairie Farm Over Night

Nicolas sits down to interview Kent to discuss the pressures of taking over the farm after Carroll passed and what Kent learned from Carroll in their time together.
 
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Ep. 289 (Coffee Time) The SNAP Cuts and Harvesting Prairie

Give us some grace on this topic. It's hard to discuss SNAP because it's a complicated topic, but with how related to agriculture it is, we thought it necessary to discuss.
 
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Ep. 288 Our Soil Will Save the Earth and Humanity

Josh Tickell, a film director, explains why making these movies actually helps in the aid for conservation. Nicolas had some connection issues, but we enjoyed the podcast nonetheless and believe you will too!
 
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Ep. 287 (Coffee Time) 12 BILLION Dollar Settlement for PFAS (Forever Chemicals)

Join for another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast: Coffee Time Wednesday! 
 
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Ep. 286 The Actual Numbers of the Declining Wildlife in the Midwest

Dave Hoffman, Wildlife Research Staff of Iowa, joins us to discuss the declining numbers of faun in the Midwest and what he thinks should be done to improve the numbers.
 
Don't forget the Iowa Sportsman Club Raffle. Tickets are cheap, and you'll want to see what they have!
 
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Ep. 285 (Coffee Time) Is the World Getting Better? And Endangered Pallid Sturgeon Found in the DSM River

Welcome back to another awesome episode of the Prairie Farm Podcast. This episode will make you think.
 
Iowa Sportsman Raffle (A Raffle for Conservation)
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Ep. 284 Saving Our Soil and How to Grow a Food Forests

Louis De Jaeger, author of Save Our Soil and a farmland designer, joins us to discuss all things regeneration. We dive deep into the soil health, chemicals, tillage, and what to do to avoid these things. Louis is a very practically minded conservationist that has spoken all around the world on how to protect our resources.
 
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