He has decided to not water his 6,000 acres. He now only grows wheat and grain because it does not need as much water as something like corn. He then does not plow his fields and plants into the residue of the old crop. By doing this the residue can actually hold more water from rainfall. The Funks family are not the only ones trying to conserve water. Researches are now developing les thirsty crops so that we can still grow things like corn without it dying from a drought. Other farms use sensors that measure the leaf tempeture so this way farmer are only watering when it is actually needed instead of when they think it’s needed this is saving two inches per crop per season. What most people are doing is trying to conserve even an inch. There over goal is not to save the Ogallala Aquifer but to maybe give it another 100
He has decided to not water his 6,000 acres. He now only grows wheat and grain because it does not need as much water as something like corn. He then does not plow his fields and plants into the residue of the old crop. By doing this the residue can actually hold more water from rainfall. The Funks family are not the only ones trying to conserve water. Researches are now developing les thirsty crops so that we can still grow things like corn without it dying from a drought. Other farms use sensors that measure the leaf tempeture so this way farmer are only watering when it is actually needed instead of when they think it’s needed this is saving two inches per crop per season. What most people are doing is trying to conserve even an inch. There over goal is not to save the Ogallala Aquifer but to maybe give it another 100