Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller dismissed conspiracy theories linking his agency to cloud seeding, saying it hasn't ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

Coleman, with the High Plains groundwater district, often thinks about how the aquifer will hold up with future growth. There are some factors at play with water planning that are nearly ...

The High Plains region has been transformed by intensive agriculture, with irrigation being a critical component of farming success in this semi-arid climate. Groundwater pumping from the Ogallala ...

Despite the declines, Nebraska has significantly more groundwater than the other states atop the High Plains aquifer system. Variations in groundwater levels and precipitation are intimately linked.

Explore the story of the historically misunderstood Ogallala Aquifer.

Summary The Ogallala Aquifer is the largest aquifer in the United States and is a major aquifer of Texas underlying much of the High Plains region. The aquifer consists of sand, gravel, clay, and silt ...

Weston McCary believes that preserving and conserving groundwater, particularly with the High Plains aquifer system, is a marathon, not a sprint. McCary, technology projects coordinator with the ...

They allow for efficient irrigation on uneven terrain, but also support large-scale water pumping from the High Plains aquifer, spanning roughly 174,000 square miles across eight states.

Agriculture Agriculture Built These High Plains Towns. Now, It Might Run Them Dry As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source. by Kevin Hardy / Stateline and ...