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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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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.

Innovation Magnifies Conservation Efforts

4 Ways Texas Conservation Makes Economic Sense

Bridging the Gap

5 Ways Farmers Conserve Water

Sharing the Load

Daughters of the Land

Conservation Up Close: Water Quality

Conservation + Irrigated Agriculture

Williams Family: Protecting Natural Resources On and Off the Farm

3 Ways Texas Family Farms Grow Our Economy

Managing Cycling Drought Via Conservation + Optimism

Celebrating the Women in Texas Agriculture

Investing in Future Generations

]Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders – this is certainly true in many areas of life, but it is particularly crucial when it comes to conservation and agriculture. Natural resources are vital to our

An Insider Look at Corn Harvest

An Insider Look: Field to Fork

8 Ways to Conserve Water at Home

There Are Many Faces in Farming

The Meaning Behind Water Grows

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.

EQIP Impacts Communities

The drought of 2011 had devastating impacts on Quentin Shieldknight's farm and ranch - and even his community - in the Texas Panhandle.

Texas Groundwater: The Importance of a Disappearing Water Source

What if we told you that groundwater — water deep beneath the Earth’s surface — is more present in your life than you might think? In fact, nearly 60 percent of Texas’ water

Watersheds are More Important than One Might Think

Whether you realize it or not, our lives are impacted each day by watersheds.

Water Grows Our Economy

Across the Panhandle and South Plains of Texas, the vast Ogallala Aquifer underlies 36,000 square miles of Texas.

Growing More Food With Less Water

High Plains corn farmers who irrigate their crops from the Ogallala Aquifer used a combination of new technology and methods to grow more corn with less water, according to a report from researchers