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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 1H 5M

Ep. 352 How to ACTUALLY Fix the Water Quality and Are Data Centers Good for Rural America

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

Johnathon Swanson from Polk County Conservation joins Nicolas and Kent talk about Iowa's water quality crisis. They dig into tile drainage, nitrates, saturated buffers, constructed wetlands, and what's actually working on the ground. Plus data centers, farm diversification, and quail nostalgia. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your backyard prairie, hunting habitat mixes, CRP mixes, pollinator mixes, and more) Mckayinsagency.com (for all your insurance and financial advising needs) BirdHunterSupply.com (for all your bird hunting needs, and for your bird dogs' supplies as well)

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