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USGS and USDA’s ARS are using new tools to explore the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The Mississippi Alluvial Plain runs from southeast Missouri through Arkansas, west Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. For decades the shallow aquifer beneath the MAP has provided irrigation water for millions of acres of corn, cotton, rice and soybeans. But declining water levels and increasing energy costs are leading scientists, such as Dr. J.R. Rigby, a team lead and research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, to take a closer look at just how plentiful and cheap water from the aquifer m...

Published Saturday, April 24, 2021 The May Ranch of Lamar has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award. The May Ranch is owned and operated by the Dallas and Brenda May family of Prowers County. The conservation practices that the Mays have implemented on their cattle ranch have improved the wildlife habitat, water quality and grass and soil health. The award, given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, recognizes ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who inspire others with their voluntary conservation efforts on private, working lands. T...

The May family are recipients of the 2021 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award. Courtesy photo -Sand County Foundation and Colorado Cattlemen's Association The May Ranch of Lamar has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award. The May Ranch is owned and operated by the Dallas and Brenda May family of Prowers County. The conservation practices that the Mays have implemented on their cattle ranch have improved the wildlife habitat, water quality and grass and soil health. The award, given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, recognizes ranchers, ...

SALEM — The 2021 irrigation season is shaping up to be a tale of two Oregons. River basins in the northern part of the state are in comparatively good shape, with snowpack at or above normal from Mount Hood to the Wallowa Mountains, according to the latest outlook from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Southern Oregon, however, is another story. Exceptionally dry weather has pushed the region deeper into drought, threatening water supplies for both farms and fish. Local irrigation districts, facing all-but-certain shortages, are doing what they can to stretch what little w...

Farm owners take steps with Stafford County to preserve Spotted Tavern Farm Published Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 4:36 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Farm owners take steps with Stafford County to preserve Spotted Tavern Farm Spotted Tavern Farm. Photo courtesy USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Spotted Tavern Farm at Dodd’s Corner is a place where past and present meet. The former site of Civil ...