Making Playas Profitable Workshop
Want to know more about playas, the benefits they provide, and how to manage them as part of a profitable operation? Learn that and more at the 7th Annual Playa …
News
CRP Migratory Birds SAFE: A Win-Win for Landowners & Wildlife
Bids are now being accepted for a USDA program designed to provide landowners a market-based financial incentive for restoring playa wetlands. The Kansas USDA Farm Service Agency and several partners …
Discover Magazine Features the Importance of Playas
The May 2021 issue of Discover Magazine included an article, These Wetlands Feed The Largest Aquifer In The U.S. What Happens If We Lose Them?, which highlights the importance of playas to groundwater recharge.
Enrolling Playa in Conservation Program Was a ‘No-brainer’
Before he enrolled his playa in a conservation program, Ed Ackerman can remember a total of three times when they were able to cut wheat from the area. Ackerman has …
NRCS Awards $1.4 Million to Support Local Groundwater Sustainability Project
A new enterprise to address declining aquifer levels will soon be available in Wichita and Greeley counties. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $1.4 million in a partner-driven …
Farmers Turn Least Profitable Acres into Conservation Crop
Vance and Louise Ehmke are happy to talk about playas, and they know what they’re talking about; there are approximately 80 playas, give or take a few, on their 10,000-acre …
Farmer Preserves Playas to Create Wildlife Habitat
Terry Davis, who farms about 1,000 acres of milo and wheat in northwest Kansas, is the first one in Graham County to enroll playas into a Wetland Reserve Easement through …