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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 1H 10M

Ep. 344 How and When To Burn Your Prairie Fields From The Man Who Has Burned 100,000 Acres

from The Prairie Farm Podcast · host Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher

Ray Geroff is a district heritage biologist for the Illinois DNR and has burned over 100,000 acres of prairie. 3,900 were just the day before the podcast. In Episode 344, Kent and Nicolas break down burn safety, proper weather windows, what each season of fire does to your landscape, using fire against sericea and brome, and what happens when a prairie never burns. This is burning 101 from someone who does it for a living every single year. hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs. And we also do prairie restoration and management and site visits.) McKay Insurance (for all your insurance needs) BirdHunterSupply.com (for all your bird hunting supply needs, as well as bird dog gear, and more!)

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