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Learning to Maximize Farm Profitability with Less Water

In the Texas High Plains and western Kansas, many farmers face reduced crop yields because their water wells have trouble keeping up with irrigation demands that are taxing aquifers beyond their capacity.

A team of ARS scientists are investigating how producers can maximize profitability with limited water by more effectively allocating the water within their fields to one or more crops. Learn more about this important research.

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in U.S. agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.