Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but you can do hundreds of things to conserve and use the water efficiently you have and reduce the impact of drought on your soil, crops, livestock, and farm or ranch ecosystem.

Author Dale Strickler introduces you to the same innovative systems he used to transform his drought-stricken family farm in Kansas into a thriving, water-wise, and profitable enterprise, maximizing healthy cropland, pasture, and water supply.

Ranging from simple, short-term projects such as installing rain-collection ollas to long-term land-management planning strategies, Strickler’s methods show how to get more water into the soil, keep it there, and help plants and livestock access it.