The Prairie Farm Podcast

Presented by Hoksey Native Seeds

Where conservation, agriculture, and and lifestyle meet — that’s where The Prairie Farm exists. Hosted by Nicolas Lirio and Kent Boucher, this podcast explores the joy of the outdoors, the responsibilities of environmental stewardship, the synergies between agriculture and nature, and the impacts all of it has on us humans. Whether you’re interested in hunting, the environment, farming alongside nature, outdoorsy hobbies, or all of the above, this podcast has something for you.

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Hoksey Native Seeds 4/8/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 4/8/25

Ep. 243 (Coffee Time) Are Dire Wolves Really Back??

There’s a lot of buzz on the internet about Dire Wolves being brought back from extinction. This has happened through DNA collected on old fossils/remains of dire wolves and splicing the genes in with a modern wolf. Nicolas, Kent, and Riley dive into what this means, and if it is truly a Lazaras species.

Hoksey Native Seeds 4/4/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 4/4/25

Ep. 242 How to Graze Your Cattle on Native Plants

Hunter Lehman, CEO of Grazing Lands, has been honing the skill of intensive rotational grazing. We go in depth on this topic. Many people are starting to see the value of rotationally grazing their cattle. There has also been a shift to grazing on natives. We go into the pros and cons on these practices.

Hoksey Native Seeds 4/2/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 4/2/25

Ep. 241 (Coffee Time) Agrochemical Laws, Agrochemical Fires, and Reed Canary Grass

In this awesome episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast— Coffee Time Wednesday we discuss agrochemical laws that could have huge ramifications of the health of the Midwest. Also, there was an agrochemical fire in Otley, Iowa that has us all questioning if how we do things in the Midwest is the best way. Oh, and we hate Reed Canary Grass. It’s really hard to get rid of.

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Hoksey Native Seeds 3/28/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 3/28/25

Ep. 240 Bring Back the Good Life with Lucas Fritch

Luke Fritch, or “Fritch”, is a dear friend of the pod and a VERY insightful man. He is a fifth generation farmer, a school teacher, and a philosopher on the hollowing of the Midwest. We deeply enjoyed conversing with him on how the Midwest used to be much more vibrant. He is an old soul and carries that with him.

Hoksey Native Seeds 3/26/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 3/26/25

Ep. 239 (Coffee Time) Access to Public Land and Prairie Biofuel

Hoksey Native Seeds 3/21/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 3/21/25

Ep. 238 Land Prices, Conservation Minded Hunting, and What Happens if CRP Goes Away with Jake Hofer (guest host Judd McCullum)

Hoksey Native Seeds 3/19/25 Hoksey Native Seeds 3/19/25

Ep. 237 (Coffee Time) Planting Natives in Ditches, Tornadoes, and Dust Storms

Hoksey Native Seeds 12/18/24 Hoksey Native Seeds 12/18/24

Ep. 211 (Coffee Time) Three and a Half Rules for Managing Your Prairie

In this lovely episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast, we go through a step-by-step guide on how to maintain your native prairie and wildflower field. If you want Thousands of people have found this helpful, and we believe you will as well.

Hoksey Native Seeds 10/9/24 Hoksey Native Seeds 10/9/24

Ep. 193 (Coffee Time) How to Plant Native Prairie

In this lovely episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast, we go through a step-by-step guide on how to plant a native prairie. If you want Thousands of people have found this helpful, and we believe you will as well.

Hoksey Native Seeds 9/18/24 Hoksey Native Seeds 9/18/24

Ep. 188 (Coffee Time) How to Prep the Ground for a Prairie Planting

In this lovely episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast, we go through a step-by-step guide on how to prep the ground for a prairie planting. Thousands of people have found this helpful, and we believe you will as well.

Hoksey Native Seeds 6/15/22 Hoksey Native Seeds 6/15/22

Ep. 1 The Hoksey Story (Carroll Hoksbergen)

Our founder, Carroll Hoksbergen, has an incredible story. It was weird for a farmer to do no till beans in the 70’s. He was the first in Iowa. It was weird to grow prairie, considering his ancestors ripped it up 75 years earlier. It was weird to chase his dreams in the midst of perfectly placed corn rows and bean fields. This is Carroll’s Story, and our very first episode.