Some colorful watering cans covered with snow (Photo: iStock - Brinja Schmidt)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Residents will learn about how to get involved in planning and management of the Proctor Lake watershed during a Texas Watershed workshop on Jan. 30 in DeLeon. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Proctor Lake water quality training set for Jan. 30 in De Leon

A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, south of Lincoln. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Husker study find aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

Silo in a field in daylight. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Revising estimates of crops’ water loss could help conserve groundwater

Zimmatic 9500P (Courtesy photo.)

Lindsay to invest $50 million in Lincoln plant

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Southwestern Plains received beneficial moisture

Hand holding water in pond (Photo: iStock - lovelyday12)

OSU introduces Oklahoma Hydronet to improve water management

Kansas Geological Survey estimated reductions of 18% to 32% in pumping of underground water in the High Plains Aquifer in Kansas could extend life of the resource in some areas by a decade. KGS says savings require farmers to reduce water use for irrigating crops in western Kansas. (Allison Kite/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas Geological Survey says 18% to 32% cut in groundwater pumping may stabilize aquifer