US EditionThe generation that can save the Ogallala Aquifer: Grassroot efforts to conserve water in western Kansas farming communities
- High Plains farmers depend on irrigation to stabilize yields.
- Variable rainfall challenges farmers and necessitates this irrigation use.
- Millions of acres across the United States utilize irrigation systems, especially in the High Plains.
- The vital Ogallala Aquifer has declined significantly, up to 36% in Texas since the 1950s.
- Increasing pressure on water resources requires sustainable irrigation practices for long-term viability.
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CLIMATE CHANGE | Special Report: Grassroot efforts aim to conserve water in western Kansas farming communities
The Ogallala is the largest aquifer in North America, holding as much water as Lake Huron. Between row crop farmers and the feedlots that buy their grain, the Ogallala supports one-fifth of U.S. agriculture.
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