K-State is set to host the livestock industry next Tuesday for a discussion on sustainability for the Ogallala aquifer.
In a press release, the university announced on Wednesday that the Kansas Water Institute will host the event in partnership with the Kansas Livestock Association and Aimpoint Research to address water conservation from each point of the value chain.
Aimpoint is a global strategic intelligence firm specializing in agri-food and will share a presentation about food security as national security.
Representatives from K-State and the Livestock Association will join Aimpoint to deliver a report about aquifer stability and the livestock industry’s stability in Kansas that can serve as a future framework.
Finally, there will a panel discussion about this framework featuring experts from the livestock industry, including feed yard representatives, irrigators, supply chain stakeholders and industry policymakers.
The event will get underway at 2 p.m. and last until 4 p.m. in the Wildcat Chamber in the K-State Student Union.
The Ogallala aquifer is located in most of Nebraska and parts of western Kansas and Oklahoma.
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