** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DECLINES OF THE OGALLALA-HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY SEVERE IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) REGION WHERE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPLAND HAVE BEEN LOST FROM PRODUCTION. CLIMATE-CHANGE INDUCED DROUGHTS AND HEAT STRESS ACROSS THE REGION WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS RAMPING UP PRESSURE ON AN ALREADY STRAINED AQUIFER SYSTEM. THE TRANSITION FROM FULLY IRRIGATED PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE-SMART SYSTEMS PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT BIOPHYSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR THE REGION. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES WE WILL APPLY AN INTEGRATED APPROACH COMPOSED OF RESEARCH CLASSROOM AND PRODUCER-LED EDUCATION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS ACROSS THREE AIMS: 1) SOCIO-ECONOMIC 2) TECHNICAL AND 3) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. OPENET A SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) MODELING DATA VISUALIZATION AND ACCESS TOOL CAN PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENABLING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IRRIGATION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING DECISIONS BY PRODUCERS AND IDENTIFYING AREAS OF DIFFERENTIAL IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY USING BOTH FIELD-SCALE AND HISTORICAL DATA. SIMILARLY THE 'Q-STABLE' APPROACH CAN PROVIDE DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS INTO PUMPING LEVELS REQUIRED FOR AQUIFER SUSTAINABILITY. BY COLLABORATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE AND USE THESE TOOLS IN NEW WAYS THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF INCREASING WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING WATER USE TO LEVELS NEEDED TO STABILIZE AQUIFER LEVELS. PRODUCERS WHO HAVE ALREADY EMBRACED CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICES CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE SYSTEMS. WE WILL LEVERAGE THIS PRODUCER INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AIMED AT FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS THAT CAN MITIGATE IMPACTS OF DECLINING WATER SUPPLIES AND CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS.