Sip it slowly
Farmers in Kansas are starting to adapt to declining stocks of groundwater
MITCHELL BAALMAN’S well is drying up. This is bad news for a farmer of thirsty crops in parched north-western Kansas. Four years ago Mr Baalman and other local farmers realised that unless they started saving water there might not be enough left for their children and grandchildren to irrigate the soil. So they are trying something new: voluntarily cutting back on the amount they use, even though they will grow less.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Sip it slowly”
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