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Time, Water Running Out for America's Biggest Aquifer
Apr 20th 2010 – 6:41PM
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(April 21) -- In 1823, a government surveyor named Stephen Long was working to map out the Great Plains, an expanse of land acquired along with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. He was unimpressed by what he saw. As his geographer wrote in the report that accompanied the expedition: I do not hesitate in giving the opinion...
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- 01/17/12 Hay disappearance up in 2011/12 Source: Drovers Stocks of all U.S. hay stored on farms totaled 91 million tons on December 1, 2011, down 11 percent from a year ago.
- 01/13/12 Winter-wheat acres rise on Great Plains rebound Source: The Daily Republic - Mitchell SD U.S. winter-wheat acreage rose for a second straight year, climbing more than analysts expected, as farmers in the Great Plains boosted planting on ground left bare from last year's drought.
- 01/08/12 Nebraska museum seeks art for juried exhibition Source: ABC - KCAU 9 - Sioux City IA LINCOLN, Neb. The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking art for a juried exhibition focusing on Native American culture in the Great Plains.
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