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Native grasslands emerge as drought tests panhandle water
In the Texas Panhandle, groundwater loss pushes farmers like Muleshoe’s Tim Black to shift from cotton and crops to native grasses and livestock. The Ogallala aquifer drought threatens soil, towns, and regional livelihoods, prompting incentives, policy debates, and rapid land-use changes across eight plains states.
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Muleshoe
Texas
Tim Black
Texas Panhandle
Ogallala
Black
California
India
China
Plains States
South Dakota
U.S
Amy Kremen
Ogallala Water Coordinated Agriculture
Playa Lakes
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Mother Nature
Nick Bamert
Tyler
Trent
Dallas
Smith
Ireland
Southwest
Brad Rippey
USDA
Texas-New Mexico
Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma Panhandle
Colorado
Kansas
Arkansas River
Meagan Schipanski
Colorado State University
Schipanski
Chris Grotegut
Amarillo
Grotegut
Panhandle
Oklahoma Line
Dust Bowl
Zach Ducheneaux
Farm Service Agency
Trump
Ducheneaux
Bailey County
Bamert
Seed Company
Kremen