“It is a finite resource, receiving some recharge on an annual basis, but we use the water faster than it can be recharged.”
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Nebraskans are used to water shortage, having lived through drought crises in the 1890s, 1930s, 1950s and more. Farmers here are also accustom…
For half a century, groundwater managers in western Kansas have been charged with slowing the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer. Fifty years later, parts of the aquifer are nearing crisis, and legislators want action.
“My opinion of this is that it should have been done 15 years ago or 20,” said Lynn Goossen, a farmer from Colby who serves on the Kansas Water Authority and the board of the groundwater management district in northwest Kansas.
When drought conditions are at their worst, that’s when irrigation pays the biggest dividends.
A recent report of the value of water in western Kansas by two Kansas State University agricultural economists has concluded that land values …
"By taking initiative to build the canal, we’re protecting Nebraska’s water rights for our kids, grandkids, and generations beyond."
Grow crops with less water. That challenge spurred an ever-expanding land ethic in Dwane Roth.
Nebraska water issues and irrigation management are some of the leading topics in Brad Ramsdale’s college classroom.
Four inspiring Kansas producers who are dedicated to conservation have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award.
Across Kansas, farmers wrestle with the quandary of when to water thirsty crops – and how much of the precious resource they should use.
Two McCook Central FFA students are asking people to share their perceptions about the Ogallala Aquifer and its impact on the agricultural industry.
After last week’s detour to announce Harwood’s retirement, we want to briefly return to our discussion of GMOs before moving on to short discussions of the crisis of the Ogallala aquifer and the dependence/independence of scientists and analysts.
After last week’s detour to announce Harwood’s retirement, we want to briefly return to our discussion of GMOs before moving on to short discussions of the crisis of the Ogallala aquifer and the dependence/independence of scientists and analysts.
After last week’s detour to announce Harwood’s retirement, we want to briefly return to our discussion of GMOs before moving on to short discussions of the crisis of the Ogallala aquifer and the dependence/independence of scientists and analysts.
Water conservation is a hot topic in the central plains states of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas that lay on top of the Ogallala Aquifer. Water has been pulled out of the ground at a much faster rate than it’s been replenished, and agriculture is understandably concerned as water from the aquifer is used for irrigation. Some estimates at the Kansas Department of Agriculture say the aquifer will be 70 percent depleted in as little as 50 years.
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Ogallala Aquifer – the world’s largest freshwater aquifer – has long been the main source of agricultural and public water…
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing $6.5 million in the Ogallala Aquifer region this year to help …
Bismarck, ND, Jan. 30, 2015 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make available $100 million this year through the Conservation Stewardshi…
TRIBUNE, Kan. - Against the backdrop of a diminishing Ogallala Aquifer, dryland farming is increasingly moving into sharper focus. A Kansas St…
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kansas will provide approximately $2.5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2014 to conserve th…
Irrigated agriculture producers who are interested in conserving water in the Ogallala Aquifer have two opportunities for financial assistance…
OAKLEY, Kan. - Necessity is the mother of invention, goes the proverb. And that's how Kansas State University agricultural economist Bill Gold…
As Ingalls, Kan., feedlot manager Jeff Sternberger took over last week as Kansas Livestock Association president, there was no shortage of ind…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. - Vast, vital and vulnerable is the Ogallala Aquifer. Lying beneath eight U.S. states and encompassing more than 170,000 acr…
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