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Information and reports concerning the western Kansas (Ogallala) portion of the High Plains aquifer

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Agriculture > Sustainability

• Directory of Kansas Rural Resources (2003 edition, pdf format)

  compiled by Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).
• Economic Research Service

  the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Institute for Local Self-Reliance

  breaking new ground in promoting sustainable communities.
• Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives

  facilitate networking among Kansas State University faculty and staff with interests in rural issues.
• Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops (KCSAAC)

  support small family-owned farms in Kansas through research, education and outreach.
• Kansas Rural Center

  promotes the long-term health of the land and its people through research, education, and advocacy.
• Kansas Rural Development

  serving to communicate the achievements, partnerships with rural communities, and investments in Kansas.
• Kansas University Transportation Center

  research projects, featuring the Kansas Rural Transit Assistance Program.
• Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture

  encouraging a more sustainable agriculture.
• Land Institute

  develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops.
• Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

  seeks to empower communities by supporting local plans that coordinate economic, physical, environmental, community, and human development.
• Rural Information Center

  provides information and referral services to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas.
• Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) northcentral region (Kansas)

  the communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
• USDA Rural Development

  Office of Community Development committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America.
• USDA Rural Programs/Agencies

  listing of USDA rural programs and agencies.
• USDA Soil and Water Management Research Unit

  research on crop water use in irrigated and dryland cropping systems and on irrigation and water management technologies for sustaining or enhancing crop productivity, improving water use efficiency, reducing ground water use, enhancing water quality, and sustaining the soil resources in the Southern High Plains.