Ogallala : water for a dry land /

Opie, John, 1934-

Ogallala : water for a dry land / Johnn Opie, Char Miller and Kenna Lang Archer. - Third edition. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Our sustainable future .

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. The First Half-Billion Years; 2. Finding the Water : Boom and Bust, 1870-1940; 3. From Dryland to Dustbowl : Not a Good Place to Farm; 4. Windmills, Center Pivots, Feedlots, and Porkers; 5. A Tale of Seven Water Conservation Districts; 6. Making Irrigation Work for a Family Farm : Phil and Linda Tooms on the Moscow Road; 7. The Future of Plains Irrigation : A New Gospel of Efficiency; 8. Thinking the Unthinkable : Climate Change Hits the Vulnerable Plains; 9. A Final Look.



9781496207289


Irrigation water--History.--High Plains (U.S.)
Irrigation--History.--High Plains (U.S.)
Agriculture--History.--High Plains (U.S.)
Agricultural ecology--History.--High Plains (U.S.)


Electronic Books.

S616 / .O335 2018