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 across ...

Kansas State University researchers are leading an innovative effort to turn livestock wastewater into a reusable resource in ...

Water is essential for humans, livestock and crops and finding a way to match those needs with a limited resource is the goal of many High Plains experts. One of those experts is Brownie Wilson, ...

Irrigation is essential for stabilizing yields in the High Plains as rainfall variability challenges farmers. Rainfall ranges from 10 inches in eastern Colorado and western Kansas to 60 inches in the ...

The aquifer that makes agriculture in the Great Plains possible is running out of water, primarily from overirrigation. That has farmers considering different crops. Calen Moore of the Kansas News ...

A proposed East Texas groundwater withdrawal and pipeline project has ignited fierce debate as cities, investors, and rural landowners clash over shrinking regional water supplies.

Rather than try to treat the water that's contaminated with chemicals once used to fight fuel fires at Fairchild Air Force Base, the city's pitch is to shutter its West Plains wells and drill new ones ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.