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Farmers Trying To Save The Ogallala Aquifer Face Tension From Peers, But Their Profits Are ImprovingHAYS, Kansas — A few years ago, Stuart Beckman drove 65 miles with a neighbor to attend a wedding in Saint Francis in the northwest corner of Kansas....
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ST. JOHN, Kansas — Water — who gets to use it, when and how — sparks fights all over the world.The latest battleground is in south-central Kansas, near…
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Flying east to west over Kansas, the land transforms from lush green to desert brown. Rectangular farm plots fill in with emerald circles, the work of...
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Gov. Sam Brownback visited western Kansas on Tuesday to tout that farming with less water from the Ogallala Aquifer is viable.Farmers in a 99-square-mile…
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Very little is more important than water for farmers and ranchers. It’s not possible to grow crops or raise livestock without it.In western Kansas, the…
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Kansas’ main water resource is depleting faster than it can be refilled—but we as consumers have a significant stake in conserving what’s there. That’s…
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A new exhibit that looks at Kansas' relationship to one of its most vital resources opens at Exploration Place tomorrow.The Big Splash will show visitors…
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The economy of western Kansas is based on the Ogallala Aquifer. But that ancient underground water supply is being rapidly depleted. The Kansas Water…
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There's a meeting planned this week in Kansas to discuss concerns about using water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer in northeast Colorado to help satisfy…
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The Kansas Geological Survey says average groundwater levels are still declining in western Kansas, but at a slower rate.The agency released preliminary…