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Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 6:59 AM

Water’s worth: It sits beneath Nebraska’s farmland and has serious value

NORTH PLATTE – The land John Childears farms near North Platte is sandy, not particularly fertile, less than ideal.
Water’s worth: It sits beneath Nebraska’s farmland and has serious value
John Childears, a farmland appraiser, broker and farm owner, brands his cattle with his son and granddaughters at his farm near North Platte. He owns both irrigated land and ranch land, and said he would only have rangeland if not for access to irrigation

NORTH PLATTE — The land John Childears farms near North Platte is sandy, not particularly fertile, less than ideal.

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