{"podcast":{"title":"Soil Sisters: Rehabilitating Texas Farm and Ranch Land","slug":"soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185","podcast_index_feed_id":6836185,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2z6Xjf__","website_url":"https://soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bf0c0aa3-a8f6-466d-ae86-ebecc41ae726/e43e2a8e-00eb-487d-a3cc-36dd3a49ea2e/3000x3000/soilsisters-pod-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"TX Soil Sisters, LLC","episode_count":50,"summary":"The Soil Sisters podcast documents the journey of rehabilitating Texas farm and ranch land using regenerative practices - from land stewardship and intentional farm and ranch planning to growing industrial hemp, ancient grains, and nutrient-dense food for our communities. If you're a newbie to regenerative agriculture or simply curious to grow healthy food for your family, we invite you to dig in with the Soil Sisters.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T22:19:14.673018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185"},"episode":{"title":"Cultivating New Pathways: Dr. Ken Mix on Regenerative Ag Education","slug":"cultivating-new-pathways-dr-ken-mix-on-regenerative-ag-education","published_at":"2025-12-29T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/cultivating-new-pathways-dr-ken-mix-on-regenerative-ag-education","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185","url":"https://txsoilsisters.co/podcast/regenerative-ag-education","audio_url":"https://afp-901980-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/c35e3b05-a510-4884-b3cd-ee3f974aacda/episodes/a25ede53-30bc-485b-a827-1dc5511dc901/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c35e3b05-a510-4884-b3cd-ee3f974aacda&awEpisodeId=a25ede53-30bc-485b-a827-1dc5511dc901&feed=2z6Xjf__","summary":"In this episode of the Soil Sisters Podcast, meet Dr. Ken Mix, the Director of the Small Producers Initiative and professor of Soil and Crop Science at Texas State University. Dr. Mix discusses his experience educating the next generation of farmers and the recent rollout of regenerative agriculture degree pathways at the university level. We discuss the challenges associated with off-ramping from conventional agriculture. We delve into farmers' mental health and initiatives to create supportive community networks. The conversation also touches on the newly established soil lab at Texas State University, which offers advanced soil testing services to support and enhance regenerative practices. This episode explores the intersection of education, policy, and on-the-ground agricultural practices, emphasizing the need for collaboration and community to cultivate successful farming pathways that will save family farms and ranches.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Soil Sisters Podcast, meet Dr. Ken Mix, the Director of the Small Producers Initiative and professor of Soil and Crop Science at Te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/episodes/cultivating-new-pathways-dr-ken-mix-on-regenerative-ag-education/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/cultivating-new-pathways-dr-ken-mix-on-regenerative-ag-education.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}