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The Furrow - Summer 2008 Cover Story

Living with less water

Irrigated growers are learning new tactics to manage dwindling water supplies

By Larry Reichenberger

Read the entire article (PDF, 975 KB) Making more with less has become an obsession among irrigated farmers in the Great Plains. Thanks to dwindling water supplies, skyrocketing pumping costs, and nagging water use restrictions, many producers are undergoing significant management changes in order to conserve water resources.

"It’s a new era of water-limited crop production in which growers are challenged to reduce water loss and increase water use efficiency while still trying to maximize their net return," says Suat Irmak, water resources specialist at the University of Nebraska.

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Archived Editions of The Furrow
Spring 2008 - Sharing ag knowledge opens up a world of opportunities (PDF, 394 KB)
December 2007 - As agritourism matures, farmers find their niche (PDF, 486 KB)
November 2007 - Brand new game (PDF, 379 KB)
Fall 2007 - Take over, take charge (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Summer 2007 - Space-aged war on weeds (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Spring 2007 - Global experience opens a world of possibilities (PDF, 1.62 MB)
March 2007 - Easements - tool for generating cash (PDF, 1.62 MB)
February 2007 - Night shift - a look at farming 24/7 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
January 2007 - Generation next: ways to make room for the kids (PDF, 892 KB)
December 2006 - Decoding DNA (PDF, 164 KB)
November 2006 - Food products make a comeback (PDF, 517 KB)
September and October 2006 - Cool Science, Cool Scientist (PDF, 423 KB)
Summer 2006 - Battling Pesticide Resistance (PDF, 197 KB)
Spring 2006 - Leaving a legacy (PDF, 178 KB)
March 2006 - The Nitrogen Squeeze (PDF, 1.89 MB)
February 2006 - Putting a face on food (PDF, 164 KB)
January 2006 - Farmers organize to get local products into Kansas City stores (PDF, 212 KB)

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