NAZARETH, Texas (KFDA) – Ogallala Commons will hold the second Stewarding Our Aquifer field day next week.

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The event will focus on landowner management practices contributing to a rise in groundwater levels in certain parts of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District.

Another presentation will examine large-scale rainwater harvesting.

The event’s feature presentation will be by Alan Birkenfeld, owner and manager of a 640-acre farm on the Castro-Swisher county line, where organizers say the water levels are “stable and rising.”

Birkenfeld will give an overview of his vision and discuss use of cover crops. His presentation will also include a discussion on grazing and management practices used to transition to grass farming.

Organizers encourage farmers, ranchers, agency personnel, educators and the general public to attend the presentations.

Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Home Mercantile Building in Nazareth on Tuesday,