If there’s any place where a good two-inch rain causes dancing in the streets, it’s in West Texas. In a land that’s usually dry anyway, the past few years of drought have been challenging to say the least. No one knows this more than Kregg and Diana McKenny, who raise cattle and manage his family farm near Colorado City, Texas. But with help from USDA-NRCS specialists and programs, they were able to develop alternative water sources. Read more…
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