Might not count as the great plains, but Mark Sheppard's New Forest Farm in Wisconsin is a good demonstration of a similar approach in a different context.
Not to belittle the difficulty, but as someone who just drove from WY to WI over the last couple days... east of the Mississippi is drastically wetter than western MN+.
ethbro|5 years ago
youngtaff|5 years ago
Having trees increases rainfall but need to grow the trees with little rainfall first!