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Texas farmers and ranchers are actively conserving and preserving water on their operations each day. Through their stories, challenges and innovations, you’ll get a firsthand look at the efforts happening on real Texas farms and ranches across the state. Because for farmers, protecting water isn’t just a responsibility. It’s essential for protecting the future of all Texans.
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Texans Taking Care of Texas
Have you ever wondered how Texas farmers grow food for our great state? Chances are if you live in a metropolitan area, opportunities are limited to talk to a farmer. Fellow Texan Lindsay Kimbrell can relate.
5 Ways Farmers Conserve Water
Water is a vital natural resource essential for all living things on the planet. Water is one of the most important ingredients in the growth of something we need every day – food! It is also essential in the production of our clothing and the countless other products we use
Sharing the Load: The Role of Women in Agriculture
A mother’s tasks in a Texas farm family shows how the role of women in agriculture is now vitally important in managing the business of farming and using best practices to conserve soil and water.
Daughters of the Land
Unlike in the past, a young girl’s future role in taking over the family farm in Texas is accepted and welcomed.
Out-of-the-Box Farming: Soil Health
Did you know that one tablespoon of healthy soil contains more microorganisms than there are humans on the earth? As it turns out, this life beneath our feet is key to the overall quality of our lives.
The Meaning Behind Water Grows
Because the agriculture industry is the largest user of water, it bears the greatest responsibility for conserving water and using it efficiently, and farmers are doing just that.
A Regenerative Approach to Agricultural Conservation
More than half a million farmers and ranchers are implementing conservation practices on their farms across the U.S. One West Texas farmer is taking his conservation efforts one step further with a regenerative approach to agricultural production.
Texans Taking Care of Texas
Have you ever wondered how Texas farmers grow food for our great state? Chances are if you live in a metropolitan area, opportunities are limited to talk to a farmer. Fellow Texan Lindsay Kimbrell can relate.
5 Simple Ways to Save Water While Entertaining at Home
Why does saving water – even while entertaining – matter in the first place? Water availability continues to be an ongoing issue across the Lone Star State.
Texas NRCS Conservation Kidz Activity Sheet
On the hunt for conservation-focused education content? Look no further than the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas' Conservation Kidz activity sheet.
Conservation Up Close: Residue Management
Residue management is important on the Beauchamp’s family farm in the Texas Panhandle because healthy soil protects water. Discover what residue management is and why the Beauchamp’s care so much about it!
3 Ways to Sow Seeds of Knowledge for a Sustainable Future
Drinking water, food, clothing, manufacturing, swimming – there are so many ways water touches our daily lives. We’re fortunate to live in a country where clean water flows from the tap and is readily available. Perhaps though, this convenience results in unfamiliarity with where water comes from and how it
Conservation Up Close: Soil Health
When you think about conservation, what comes to mind? Saving water, recycling or picking up trash at your local park are likely first thoughts. But have you ever thought about conserving soil? It should come as no surprise that soil conservation is a top priority for farmers and something they
Sustainable Crops
Corn farmers work hard to be good stewards of the land and environment. New technologies and farming practices allow farmers to grow more corn on less farmland, all while conserving the natural resources vital to the environment.
Participants Give High Reviews for Engage Media Workshops in Texas
Farmers and agricultural employees who recently attended the educational media workshops agree the Engage concept and experience were valuable and not something they will soon forget.
Entrepreneurs in Their Field
Instead of following many millennials to urban centers, brothers Braden, Brittan and Cameron Gruhlkey each decided to return to the family farm. The Gruhlkey brothers now farm alongside their father, Bill, while also expanding the family business and making their own mark.
Healthy Soil: Benefits On and Off the Field
From water quality to erosion to nutrient management, Central Texas farmer Rodney Schronk knows healthy soil has a number of benefits.
Healthy Soil, Clean Water
Central Texas farmer Rodney Schronk knows healthy soil has a number of benefits - including helping the water supply be cleaner.
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative Widely Used by Farmers to Improve Water Application
No one has a greater stake in conserving water than those who depend on it for their livelihood, and Texas farmers and ranchers on the Panhandle and South Plains regions are no exception.
Texas Water District, USDA Partner to Show Farmers Way to Use Water Wisely
In the High Plains of Texas, water reigns. The area is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, making a reliable water supply key to the area’s rural economies.
Water Conservation Up Close: Upgraded Irrigation Through NRCS EQIP
Meet the Beauchamps! They farm in the Texas High Plains where they’ve made water conservation a top priority.
Using Modern Farm Technology to Grow Food & Save Water
Technology is woven into the stories of our lives. Chances are you’re using technology right now to read this blog or to improve efficiency in your daily life like to control lights, doorbells, cameras and your thermostat. Technology plays a big role on farms across Texas, too.
Conservation + Irrigated Agriculture
Since 1980, farmers have decreased water usage by 56% with every irrigated bushel grown. Discover why farming in a resource-conscious way is important for Texas farmer Russell Williams.
Farmers Lead the Charge for a Sustainable Future at Soil Health Symposium
A group of forward-thinking farmers recently came together at the Soil Health Symposium to discuss this challenge and spark a change in the future of agricultural production.
NRCS is Driving Energy Savings to Farmers with VFDs
A new technology is reaching up to 15 percent saving on energy usage – variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Innovative Irrigation Conserves Water, Boosts Yields in Ogallala Aquifer Region
In the Ogallala Aquifer region, each drop of water counts. A group of forward-thinking farmers in Texas are finding innovative ways to irrigate their crops to use water more efficiently.