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Beef, Cow Calf, Livestock, Video, Water

K-State watershed specialists, livestock experts emphasize importance of water sources

Good water infrastructure does more than keep cattle hydrated. It can improve grazing distribution, reduce erosion and support healthier pasture Read More

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Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Iowa, Midwestern Region, Outdoors, Water

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers lawn care guidance amid Central Iowa watering restrictions

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
Ag News, Editors, General, Kylene Scott, Opinion

Keeping up with the times 

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How to care for landscapes and gardens in drought

  • May 22, 2026
  • By Jennifer Thompson │ UW Extension Horticulture Specialist

Kansas updates drought declarations as conditions worsen statewide

  • May 1, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Michael Popp, Harold F. Ohlendorf Professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, stands on a floating solar array in Spain in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Mike Popp)

New project ‘floats’ idea of solar panels on irrigation reservoirs

  • April 27, 2026
  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
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Colorado Water Center advances national training efforts to improve water sustainability

  • April 27, 2026
  • By Colorado State University Office of Engagement and Extension

Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative awards $32.8 million 

  • April 17, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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K-State to host southwest Kansas meetings on water management, agricultural resilience

  • March 9, 2026
  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
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H2Oklahoma Festival dates set

  • March 4, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

McDonald’s to invest $200 million in regenerative ranching 

  • September 26, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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