water management

Ag News, Grain Sorghum, Opinion, Sorghum, Sorghum Outlook

Best source for sorghum questions

As growers plan for 2027, Brent Bean highlights online resources from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program to help guide sorghum production decisions. Read More

Corn, Cotton, Drought, Grain Sorghum, Lacey Vilhauer, Soybeans, Water, Weather

SatRAP project tests satellite data for irrigation decisions 

(Journal stock photo.)
Columns, Columns, Farmland, Land, Letters to Editor, Opinion, Ranchland, Real Estate, Water

Why precision systems sustain healthier landscapes

Rain showers don’t dampen SWREC field day 

The Water, Impact and Sustainability Estimator, or WISE, is now available to users worldwide (Gabe Saldana/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Drought and flood risk tool available worldwide

Dripping outside tap in summer showing a conceptual water ban or shortage 3d render (Photo: iStock - studio-fi)

Nebraska Water Center announces 2026 conference

A water dowser, a branch and the search for groundwater 

Consider barley in the High Plains  

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.)

Republican River Compact Administration meets Aug. 27

Ranchbot raises $15 million to accelerate growth

Dripping outside tap in summer showing a conceptual water ban or shortage 3d render (Photo: iStock - studio-fi)

Balancing economics with resources is theme of 2026 Eastern SD Water Conference