At the Capitol on Monday, farmers protest a proposal by water officials to increase flows for the lower San Joaquin...
Pioneering solar-powered greenhouse to grow food without fresh water
Photo: Sundrop Farms head grower Adrian Simkins says the tomato project is a world-first. (Landline: Kerry Staight) A groundbreaking greenhouse...
Drought Forces Hard Choices for Farmers and Ranchers in the Southwest
Large reservoirs have buffered urban areas in the Southwest from the worst of the year’s dry conditions, but rural farmers...
Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it
Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat...
Paper presents changes in Ogallala Aquifer groundwater quality
In a new paper published by the Texas Water Journal (TWJ), a group of researchers for the U.S. Department of...