Agriculture Built These High Plains Towns. Now, It Might Run Them Dry
Daily Yonder
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Today, the aquifer supports 20% of the nation’s wheat, corn, cotton and cattle production and represents 30% of all water used for irrigation in the United States. Decades of State Inaction In Kansas, the Ogallala Aquifer supplies 70% to 80% of the water residents use each day. Another plant sends about 1.8 Map by McGuire, V.L.,
95 
Let's personalize your content