The Prairie Farm Podcast

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• Ep. 406 $20M Non-Profit, HOAs, Data Centers, and The Future of Land Ownership

  October 30, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

  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…

• Ep. 405 (Coffee Time) Balancing Hunting and Family, EcoData Centers, and Judd's Big Bucks

  October 28, 2026 · 56 min

  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…

• Ep. 404 What Do Trout Need for Habitat and The New Hoksey Marketing Manager

  October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

  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…

• Ep. 403 (Coffee Time) 17 Ag Grants and Programs You've Never Heard Of

  October 21, 2026 · 55 min

  Kent tells the story of the cleanest kill of his life, a muzzleloader buck stalked through standing corn on the wind. Then Nicolas runs through 17 little-known programs that help beginning and small farmers get started, from savings…

• Ep. 402 Why Walmart Will Never Tell You Where Your Food's From And Why Food Hubs Fail or Succeed

  October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

  Tommy Hexter bought a tiny local food market at 20 and grew it to nearly seventy Iowa producers. We talk food hubs, pay-what-you-can groceries, why Walmart can’t tell you where your eggs came from, running for the statehouse at 24, and why…

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