Mar 2, 2022
- Economic Value of Groundwater in the High Plains Aquifer Region
- Benefits of a Formal Land Use Agreement
- Stop, Look and Listen
00:01:00 – Economic Value of Groundwater in the High Plains Aquifer Region: K-State agricultural economists Nathan Hendricks and Gabe Sampson report on their new analysis of the value of groundwater in the High Plains Aquifer region...they used land transaction data and cropland rental rate trends to determine the economic importance of those groundwater resources to Kansas agriculture...they also looked at the impact of changes in the aquifer's water level on farmland values in the region
00:12:00 – Benefits of a Formal Land Use Agreement: From the Washburn University School of Law, agricultural law and taxation professor Roger McEowen goes over the elements of a land use agreement between a landowner and a hunter, and why he says that forging a formal and detailed agreement in writing is beneficial to both parties
00:23:00 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his commentary on life in rural Kansas
Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.
Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.