Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems allowed trillions of gallons of water to be pulled each year from the Ogallala ...

Hydraulic pumps and mechanized irrigation equipment gave America’s Great Plains farmers access to ... how to reduce their unsustainable demands on the aquifer while maintaining an agricultural economy ...

Seeking collaboration on solutions to conserve and extend the lifespan of vital water resources in the High Plains, the third Ogallala Aquifer Summit brought politicians and stakeholders from ...

The interested public — especially farmers, ranchers, Master Naturalists, agency personnel, and educators — is invited to ...

People who live on the Ogallala, also known as the High Plains aquifer, often describe their ... and Oklahoma had been condemned on maps as the Great American Desert, but the cruelest assessment ...

Water is the lifeline of the Texas Panhandle, but experts warn it’s running low. “We have a program at the district where we ...