Kansas farmers tried cutting water use, and guess what? They saved money.

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By Nathanael JohnsonMar 8, 2018, 6:03 am123 pts
In Sheridan County, farmers managed to slash irrigation by 20 percent without taking a punch in the wallet, according to a new economic analysis. The wells in Sheridan County sip from the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground lake that stretches from South Dakota to Texas. It happens to be rapidly depleting.…

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