By Vance Ehmke Will the Ogallala go the way of the buffalo? The thing that very nearly led to the extinction of an entire species, …
Kansas Geological Survey says 18% to 32% cut in groundwater pumping may stabilize aquifer
By Tim Carpenter Estimates drawn from 25 years of tracking water-level, water-use The aquifer, the state’s most economically important …
Husker study finds aquifer depletion threatens crop yields
By Scott Schrage Yield Losses intensify when groundwater dwindles, data shows Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study …
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A new look at an old aquifer debate
By Sarah Wyant For most of my journalism career, which started in the 1980s, I’ve heard people expressing concerns about the Ogallala Aquifer …
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Time to address the Ogallala in the room
By Jennifer M. Latzke “Change is not necessary because survival is not mandatory.” Those words from a participant at the 2024 Ogallala …
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To save water in the Ogallala aquifer, look to parts of Kansas already using less
By Calen Moore People in the agriculture industry are still looking for local solutions to save what is left of the Ogallala aquifer that …
Water’s worth: It sits beneath Nebraska’s farmland and has serious value. But who owns it?
By Yanqi Xu The land John Childears farms near North Platte is sandy, not particularly fertile, less than ideal. But the value of his land …
Without conservation, Ogallala Aquifer will go the way of the buffalo
Kansas State University researchers led by irrigation engineer Jonathan Aguilar, Garden City Experiment Station, says in trying to better … Keep …
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Decline of the Ogallala Aquifer has left farmers fearful for their future
DUMAS — Deep in the Texas Panhandle, where the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer has left farmers fearful for their future, Harold Grall is hoping his …
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Sen. Pat Roberts recognized as 2015 Friend of Agricultural Economics
The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics and the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators on Sept. 28 recognized …
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