irrigation

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

The Water Wars of Arizona

Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo…

8 years ago

Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms

Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of…

8 years ago