The Prairie Farm Podcast

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

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

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

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?

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

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)

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)

Ep. 179 You CAN'T get away from Microplastics

Genevieve Guerry is a PhD candidate at East Carolina University and has been studying Microplastics and PFAs for several years. Join us as we attempt to tackle such a huge topic within too short of time. We loved what we learned, and plan to talk with Genevieve again in the future.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie seed)
theprairiefarm.com (for native yard and native hunting mixes)
ewg.org (to find out what's in your water)
Genevieve's Insta

Ep. 178 (Coffee Time) How many farms are left and flood zones

When it's Coffee Time you need three things-- good people, good discussion topics, and good coffee. We've got the first two, and Wild Rivers has the third.
 
wildriverscoffeco.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
thepairiefarm.com

Ep. 177 Why do we still have lawns and what to do about them?

Andy James, founder of Prairie Fire Restoration, quickly became a gentleman we greatly enjoyed. Join us as we discuss the largest mono-crop in the United States... lawns.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for larger prairie areas and CRP)
theprairiefarm.com (to turn your lawn into a prairie or pollinator patch)
 
Here are a few of the many studies he quoted in the podcast.
Pet population increase from inital Kentucky study. 19 MILLION POUNDS anually in the 2018 study
Our concept of the traditional lawn comes from Medieval Europe 
Counter intuitive results from lawn fertilization, much of the issue is over application. Urban envrionments see an improvement in water quality. Solution: find a way to mitigate over application
 

Ep. 176 (Coffee Time) Alzheimer's, Driftless Iowa, and Kent's Birthday

COFFEE TIME WEDNESDAY!! It's here. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee, and join us.
 
wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while caffeinated)
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting habitat mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)