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Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas to have water conference in July

  • June 27, 2024
  • By HPJ Staff

Conserving water, promoting soil health

  • April 22, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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

  • December 18, 2023
  • By Tim Carpenter │ Kansas Reflector
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

  • November 3, 2023
  • By HPJ Staff
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

  • September 25, 2023
  • By Randi Williams │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Moderate to heavy precipitation improves drought conditions in Great Plains

  • December 22, 2022
  • By By Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center

Cattle Raisers oppose changes to federal water regulation

  • December 4, 2021
  • By Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Kansas water conference marks a decade of work

  • November 28, 2021
  • By Dave Bergmeier
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