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Conservation Stories
Conservation Stories chronicles the ongoing work of the Sandhills Area Research Association along with old and new friends in the agriculture space.
Episodes
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • October 23rd • Todd Baughman
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesLife Depends on Rivers: Conservation, Water Policy, and Working Together in the Southwest
Dusty Timmons visits with Matt Rice of American Rivers to talk about river conservation, water policy, and the growing need to protect freshwater systems…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • October 16 • Robert Crain
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesFighting for the Family Farm: The American Agriculture Movement and the Legacy of Farm Aid
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with David Senter of the American Agriculture Movement to talk about the history of farmer-led advocacy, the rise of AAM in the…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • October 9th • Duane Lucia
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesPaddle, Fish, Heal: Heroes on the Water and the Power of Community
Dusty Timmons visits with Camille Null, director of volunteer programs for Heroes on the Water, to talk about how kayak fishing became a powerful therapeutic…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • October 2nd • Lauren D Garduno with Ports to Plains.
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesPlayas Work for Texans: Recharge, Restoration, and Tomorrow’s Water
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Joe Richards of Playa Lakes Joint Venture and Tomorrow’s Water to talk about the vital role playas play in groundwater…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • September 25th • W. Calloway Huffaker
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesWomen Hunt: Mentorship, Field to Fork, and Finding Your Place Outdoors
Dusty Timmons visits with Renee Thornton, founder and chair of the Wild Sheep Foundation’s Women Hunt program, to talk about helping more women find a pathway…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • September 18th • Nathan Hall
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesKeeping Farmers on the Land: Mentorship, Grazing, and the Future of Texas Agriculture
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Evart Outlaw of American Farmland Trust to talk about protecting working lands, supporting farmers and ranchers, and helping…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • September 11th • Katherine Coyle
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesGreat Whites in the Gulf: The Return of an Icon
Dusty Timmons visits with award-winning wildlife journalist Chester Moore of the Gulf Great White Shark Society to talk about the surprising return of great…
Conservation StoriesDryside Dispatch • September 4th • Space4Ag with Tillery Sims
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesPlanning for Texas Water: Science, Financing, and the Future of Supply
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Brian McMath, executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board, for a helpful look at how Texas plans, studies…
Conservation StoriesDry Side Dispatch • August 28th • Rhett Overman
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesPutting Wild Sheep Back on the Mountain: Bighorns, Aoudad, and Conservation at Scale
Dusty Timmons visits with Gray Thornton, president and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation, for a wide-ranging conversation about the history, challenges, and…
Conservation StoriesThe Dry Side Dispatch • August 21th • Todd Baughman
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesCatching Every Drop: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Reuse, and the Future of Water Conservation
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Heather Kinkade of ARCSA International to talk about rainwater harvesting, stormwater catchment, and how communities can make…
Conservation StoriesThe Dry Side Dispatch • August 14th • Nick Bergfeld
We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodoes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research…
Conservation StoriesLeasing the Land: Renewable Energy, Conservation Easements, and the Next Generation of Stewardship
Dusty Timmons visits with attorney and conservation advocate Cole Payne about the changing landscape of Texas land use. From wind and solar leases to battery…
Conservation StoriesRehydrating the High Plains: Small Structures, Big Water Hope
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Will Masters of Ogallala Life Conservation to learn about landscape rehydration work happening in the Amarillo area. Will…
Conservation StoriesFishing’s Future: Building Families, Conservation, and Outdoor Confidence
Dusty Timmons visits with Michael Scherer of Fishing’s Future to talk about helping families discover the outdoors through fishing, education, and…
Conservation StoriesSaving the Ogallala: Water Rights, Incentives, and the Future of Dryland Agriculture
Tillery Timmons-Sims welcomes back Ladonna Clayton for a conversation about groundwater conservation, agricultural transition, and what it takes to protect the…
Conservation StoriesFrom Local Food to Field to Fork: Dana Dykema’s Journey into Hunting
Dusty Timmons visits with Dana Dykema of the Ignite Podcast and Women Hunt to talk about her path into hunting as an adult, beginning with a desire to better…
Conservation StoriesThe Heart of UMC: Healthcare, Stewardship, and Serving a Region
Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Mark Funderburk, president and CEO of UMC Health System, to talk about healthcare, leadership, service, and the role UMC plays…
Conservation StoriesProtecting the Flats: Redfish, Oyster Reefs, and the Fight for Texas Coastal Conservation
Dusty Timmons sits down with longtime Texas fly fishing guide and conservation advocate Chuck Naiser to talk about the decades-long work of protecting the…
Conservation StoriesTurning Salty Water Into a Soil Health Solution
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery sits down with Marshall Tolleson of HSI Water to talk about irrigation water, soil salinity, and the chemistry…
Conservation StoriesOn the Road for Conservation: Dusty’s Field Notes from the Lodge
Tillery Timmons-Sims is joined by her brother, Dusty Timmons, for a behind-the-scenes introduction to a new series of interviews recorded at a hunting and…
Conservation StoriesPesticide Labels, Endangered Species & What Growers Need to Know
Leah Duzy returns to Conservation Stories for a practical conversation about the changing intersection of pesticides, endangered species protections, and EPA…
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Data Centers, Water, and Responsible Development in West Texas with Kassandra McQuillen
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons Sims is joined by attorney, Texas Tech professor, and renewable energy consultant Kassandra McQuillen…
Conservation StoriesFFA, Agriculture, and the Next Generation of Leaders
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Texas FFA state officers Madison Diezi and Kinley Hoelscher to explore the…
Conservation StoriesRain Bees: Rethinking Water, Wells, and Rainwater Harvesting with Larry Sunn
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons-Sims talks with Larry Sunn of Rain Bees about rainwater harvesting as a practical water solution for…
Conservation StoriesHousing, Hope, and Human Dignity With Chase Head
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons-Sims visits with Chase Head about the connection between housing, poverty, dignity, and community care…
Conservation StoriesAllison Childress on GLP-1s, Food Culture, and Chronic Disease
In this episode of Conservation Stories, the conversation stretches beyond traditional ag topics and into the growing intersection of nutrition, health, and…
Conservation StoriesThe Cost of Convenience: Farming, Water, and the Future of West Texas
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Texas Tech agricultural economist Darren Hudson to explore how decades of…
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What California Can Teach Agriculture
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons-Sims talks with Paul Sousa, a California dairy advocate and former water-quality regulator, about what…
Conservation StoriesWhen Farmers Lose Their Voice: The Economics of Survival in Agriculture
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons-Sims talks with Arkansas farmer Adam Chappell about the economic pressures reshaping modern…
Conservation StoriesBeyond Barbed Wire: Managing Livestock Without Fences
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims talks with Eric Yates of NoFence about how virtual fencing technology is changing livestock…
Conservation StoriesWhen Families Struggle, Pets Feel It Too
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmins-Sims sits down with Erin Irwin, co-founder of The Daisy Project—a new Lubbock-based nonprofit…
Conservation StoriesWhy Noble Exists: Soil, Stewardship, and Staying on the Land
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Hugh Aljoe of the Noble Research Institute to talk about the “why” behind…
Conservation StoriesParity, Not Charity: The Forgotten Farmer Protests of the 1970s
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Lee Lancaster to uncover a largely forgotten chapter of agricultural history…
Conservation StoriesLiving History on the High Plains
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Julie Hodges, Helen DeVitt Jones Endowed Director of Education at the…
Conservation StoriesFarm Economics 101: What “Subsidies” Really Mean
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Andrew Wright, an agricultural economist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension…
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More Than Bison: The Hidden Wildlife of West Texas
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Levi Heffelfinger to explore the often-overlooked wildlife of the Texas…
Conservation StoriesRegional Expo Center: Agriculture, Economy, and the Long Game
In this episode of Conservation Stories, hosted by Tillery Timmons-Sims, Tillery sits down with Randy Jordan and Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz to unpack the long road…
Conservation StoriesGuayule: West Texas’ Rubber Plant
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Dr. Kathryn Simpson, Associate Professor of Urban Horticulture and…
Conservation StoriesProtecting Cotton: Research, Pests, and Practical Solutions
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims talks with Kerry Siders, Extension Program Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife, about the…
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Behind the SNAP Program: Hunger, Policy, and Real People
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Brandon Lipps to unpack the realities of hunger, food insecurity, and the…
Conservation StoriesThe Social Side of Ag: Connecting Consumers, Producers, and Community
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery sits down with Dr. Jason Headrick, a Kentucky-born farm kid turned leadership professor in Texas Tech’s…
Conservation StoriesMore Than a Food Pantry: How the South Plains Food Bank Feeds People and Futures
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmins-Sims sits down with Chase Head, Chief Development Officer of the South Plains Food Bank, to unpack…
Conservation StoriesWeeds, Herbicides, and the Human Side of Weed Science with Dr. Peter Dotray
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmins-Sims visits with Dr. Peter Dotray, a weed scientist with a rare three-way appointment split between…
Conservation StoriesCotton on the Global Stage: Liz Hirschfield’s New Role & the Future of U.S. Cotton
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery welcomes back a returning guest in a brand-new role — Liz Hirschfield, now Executive Director of Cotton…
Conservation StoriesBuilding Capacity, Building Communities: How AmeriCorps Strengthens the Panhandle
In this episode of Conservation Stories, Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Laura Seal, Assistant Director of the AmeriCorps program housed at West Texas A&M…
Conservation StoriesBiochar, BioNectar, and the Backyard: Microbes That Scale
Host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with repeat guest Sarah Burnett of Texas Earth for an update on her microbial soil products and a third-party “Proving…
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Todd Baughman and Katy Lewis
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Crop Insurance, Food Security, and the Real Cost of Farming
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons Sims sits down with crop insurance expert and lifelong cotton industry advocate Delinda Hicklin…
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Beefy: The Brisket Chip Changing the Way We Think About Snacks
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Navy veteran Billy Knox and barbecue pitmaster Ian Timmons to share the story…
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Cotton, Cattle, and Conservation: Research and Resilience with Todd Baughman
In this episode of Conservation Stories, host Tillery Timmons-Sims sits down with Todd Baughman, director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension…