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Irrigating Corn in Nebraska

A center pivot irrigation system creeps across a field of corn in the Platte River valley of Nebraska. Corn is one of the biggest users of Ogallala (and High Plains) Aquifer water, most which either goes to produce ethanol or is used as lifestock feed in cattle feedlots.

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Jim Richardson
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ENVIRONMENT...,       Ogallala Aquifer
A center pivot irrigation system creeps across a field of corn in the Platte River valley of Nebraska. Corn is one of the biggest users of Ogallala (and High Plains) Aquifer water, most which either goes to produce ethanol or is used as lifestock feed in cattle feedlots.