The Prairie Farm Podcast

Matt Vermeersch of Root and Raise Land and Livestock joins us to talk virtual fencing, Highland cattle, and grazing sheep under solar panels. We dig into whether Nofence collars pay off, why Matt’s beef tested at a 1.14 to 1 omega ratio, and what Iowa’s culture really looks like today.

Be sure to stay tuned for our new outro at the end of the episode- HUGE thanks to musical talents of Kenny Leiser, Augie Dougherty and the always generous Doug Duren.

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Election day at the shop, and the crew is drowning in political mailers. Nicolas, Kent, and Riley dig into the billions of pieces mailed this election season, how many trees that takes, and a contest to turn 2028’s mailers into art. Plus sports betting, fear, and Nicolas’s latest virtue signal.

 

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Hannah Inman, CEO of the Great Outdoors Foundation, joins Nicolas and Judd to talk about how a small Iowa nonprofit moves tens of millions of dollars into wetlands and water quality. They dig into why conservation has to pay, who funds it, data centers and water, and prairie in HOAs.

 

hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, backyard prairie, hunting mixes, CRP mixes, native pasture mixes, and more)

 

BirdHunterSupply.com (for all your bird hunting supplies and dog hunting supplies)

When does a hobby cross the line into selfishness? The Coffee Time crew digs into hunting, family, and sacrifice, then takes on EcoGPT, data centers, and whether we’d undo AI, social media, or smartphones. Plus Judd’s two missed bucks and a classic debate: solid colors versus camo in the deer woods.

 

hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, backyard prairie, hunting mixes, CRP mixes, native pasture mixes, and more)

iowacovercrop.com (for all your cover crop mixes, waterway mixes, forage mixes, small grains, and more)

MckayInsAgency.com (for all your financial planning and insurance needs)

Pierce Nelles, Hoksey Native Seeds’ new marketing manager and a Driftless fly fishing guide, joins the crew to talk trout. Why cold water matters, how a prairie stretch ran three degrees cooler than pasture, Iowa stocking, spawning seasons, and what hunters and anglers really think about conservation right now.

 

hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed, backyard prairie, hunting mixes, CRP mixes, native pasture mixes, and more)

 

MckayInsAgency.com (for all your financial planning and insurance needs)

 

BirdHunterSupply.com (for all your bird hunting supplies and dog hunting supplies)