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As groundwater is lost, food prices could rise in the U.S.

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Parched for months, fired by yet another unforgiving heatwave, piled with wind-scattered topsoil and ash, the hard-packed clay of the High Plains resembled less a wide ...

Beneath the vast, golden fields of America's Great Plains lies a secret that most people have never heard of - and one that affects what ends up on dinner tables across the entire country. An enormous ...

Seeking collaboration on solutions to conserve and extend the lifespan of vital water resources in the High Plains, the third Ogallala Aquifer Summit brought politicians and stakeholders from across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old water well stands next to a center pivot irrigation system in a Morton County field. This southwest corner of Kansas has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ATV races along the dry bed of the Arkansas River. An ATV races along the dry bed of the Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kansas.

A center pivot irrigation sprinkler sprays water onto crops in Finney County. Center pivot irrigation is a popular irrigation method in Kansas, but it applies water at a high rate. People in the ...

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from water ...