No matter where we live – the city, suburbs, or a house in the country – we all depend on water for life. From the water we drink and the food we eat to our livelihoods and recreation, water impacts nearly every area of our lives.
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.
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.
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 with Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
