Western Kansas farmers plan to cut irrigation in attempt to conserve water in the Ogallala aquifer

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. Several counties have already lost more than half of their underground water. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

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