Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems allowed trillions of gallons of water to be pulled each year from the Ogallala ...

The Great Plains are home to some of the largest cotton and wheat harvests in the United States. The eight-state region is also home to the country’s biggest cattle ...

Water is the lifeline of the Texas Panhandle, but experts warn it’s running low. “We have a program at the district where we ...

This is shorthand for the aquifer itself. The Ogallala is a giant underground sponge ... and Oklahoma had been condemned on maps as the Great American Desert, but the cruelest assessment came ...

Seeking collaboration on solutions to conserve and extend the lifespan of vital water resources in the High Plains, the third Ogallala Aquifer Summit brought politicians and stakeholders from ...