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An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)
Crops, Other Crops, Water

FDA finalizes the preharvest water rule: What does it mean for produce growers?

Earlier this year, the FDA issued a final rule related to the preharvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce. Read More

The pivot with KZ valves waters a plot at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)
Central Region, Kansas, Regional Roundup, Water

SWK water district secures $1 million grant

Arkansas Water Resources Center
Arkansas, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup, Water

Arkansas to have water conference in July



Conserving water, promoting soil health

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

The High Plains Aquifer provides 30 percent of the water used in the nation’s irrigated agriculture. The aquifer runs under South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Receiving Nearly $25 Million to Support High Plains Aquifer

Rain and hail were extremely detrimental to cotton crops in the High Plains. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Sporadic rainfall brings relief to parts of Texas

Moderate to heavy precipitation improves drought conditions in Great Plains

Cattle Raisers oppose changes to federal water regulation

Kansas water conference marks a decade of work

Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources sells out to foreign factory farms