Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, the Parker district has forged an estimated $880 million deal with ranchers in Colorado’s most agriculturally productive region to capture and store water from the South Platte River during rare periods when supply exceeds demand. That wouldn’t be the norm for most years,” he added.

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Farming Farming Ranching Water Rights 145

ATTRA

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The remaining 50% should be space for air and water. Right: Figure 5: Composition of unhealthy soil where two-thirds or more of the soil is comprised of solid particles. This leaves very little space to allow water or air to seep in.

Soil Compaction 104

Soil Compaction Pasture Livestock Water Rights 104

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. Map by McGuire, V.L., and Strauch, K.R.,

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 98

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But the valley’s irrigation outlook is dire: Water withdrawn by wells exceeds the amount of snowmelt refilling aquifers, and there are more claims to water rights than there is water in streams. Without it, we might have had to curtail everyone’s water use by 10 percent.”

Water Rights 139

Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

In the early 1900s, Los Angeles was a small city that was running out of water, and Payahuunadü , which means “the land of flowing water,” had lots of it. Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches.

Water Rights 143

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 143