Perspective and Commentary: Effects of conversion of farmland to an integrated beef cattle grazing operation and water use in the Southern Plains and Ogallala Aquifer of the USA

The objectives were to quantify the amount of water savings by converting farmland to an integrated cattle grazing operation through farming practices and cattle requirements, quantify estimated water savings from Thunderstruck Farms over a 20-yr period in relationship to a nearby municipality, and evaluate cattle water intake in backgrounding and feedlot phases.