Farmers are depleting the Ogallala Aquifer because the …
2021年1月7日 · The Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer is one of the world's largest groundwater sources, extending from South Dakota down through the Texas Panhandle across portions of …
Farmers trying to save the Ogallala Aquifer seeing some success
2021年5月18日 · Beckman farms two counties away. And there, folks had formed the state’s first local enhanced management area, or LEMA — a 99-square-mile patch of northwest Kansas …
Farmers restore native grasslands as groundwater disappears
2021年9月24日 · Wells drew a thousand gallons (3,785 liters) a minute from the seemingly bottomless Ogallala aquifer, allowing farmers to thrive despite frequent dry spells and summer …
David Ganje: A current look on water rights in South Dakota
2023年3月7日 · Consider the problems in Kansas: “For half a century, groundwater managers in western Kansas have been charged with slowing the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer. Fifty …
Alan Guebert: Our unsustainable livestock and poultry CAFO culture
2023年5月16日 · The deal’s key ingredient to make the milk–that was then removed to make the milk powder–was the real export, the dirt cheap water from the ever-shrinking Ogallala Aquifer …
Keystone XL still waiting after six years - Farm Forum
2014年9月21日 · “Happy anniversary of keeping 76 billion gallons of tar sands out of our Sandhills and Ogallala Aquifer,” she said in an email to supporters.
Nebraska’s water management catches eye of other states
2015年7月27日 · LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s unique system for managing its groundwater is catching the eye of other states that are running dry and threatening farmers …
Ushering in a new era of conservation - farmforum.net
2014年6月20日 · Last week, USDA launched the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, a new effort that will expand partnerships and boost investments in clean water, soil and wildlife …
The Planted Row: Are you doing something different?
2016年2月17日 · Most people in the U.S. know that California is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, and I think most farmers realize that we are depleting the Ogallala Aquifer at …
USDA to invest $150 million through conservation stewardship …
WASHINGTON – On February 4, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship …