By Cassidy Woolsey As beef producers you are often instructed to have a plan: a grazing plan, marketing plan, succession plan, nutrition plan – you name it, there’s probably a recommendation to plan for it. But have you ever thought of adding a drought plan to your list? According to Brian Bledsoe, a Colorado weather meteorologist [...]

Year 2002 - 2015 Change in unconfined aquifer storage has been calculated for a defined area which is shown on the below map and graph. The changes in the aquifer storage were based on approximately 27 RGWCD monitoring wells located within the area. The method of computing the change in aquifer storage was in [...]

Water is a finite resource which cycles from the atmosphere to the soil and back again to the atmosphere. Water falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, or hail and is intercepted by plants, plant litter, or directly to exposed soil. When precipitation is intercepted by plants and/or plant litter, it is channeled [...]

Several weeks ago as I was contemplating the water situation here in the Valley, I found myself in the middle of a rant about how pumping water is a moral issue. I normally have these rants in the privacy of my tractor cab gazing over at the Sangres, but this time it was right [...]

Sincerely, Tom Culler Antonito  I read an article in a religious magazine once, which told of a young man who had to suddenly take over his father's business upon the unexpected death of his father. The young man often prayed for guidance but felt like his prayers weren't being answered, until one night in [...]

Sincerely Hugh L. Fuchs Del Norte  With the 2015 irrigation season starting this week with a couple of start early exceptions, water to irrigate fields and pastures is of vital importance. This interest is brought into keen focus by the Rio Grande Compact delivery schedule. Estimates used for planning yearly deliveries are based on [...]