Cassidy Johnston is a New Mexico cattle rancher and sustainability officer for the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance.       https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/cassidy-johnston/rss en Agriculture American West Climate & Weather Management & Supply Thu, 16 Aug 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Cassidy Johnston https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/08/16/how-ranchers-are-getting-by-with-less-water-across-the-west https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/08/16/how-ranchers-are-getting-by-with-less-water-across-the-west Most ranches depend on rain to ensure cattle have enough to eat, but arid conditions amplified by drought across much of the West means that ranchers are employing best practices to use water as efficiently as possible, writes New Mexico rancher Cassidy Johnston.