An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains
The objective of this analysis was to integrate hydrologic, agronomic, and economic methods to evaluate various management strategies by changing crop acreage to better manage the declining resources of the Ogallala aquifer. A non-linear optimization model was used to estimate the optimal water use,...
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doaj-17654cf283654bda9fd1c6f40ac2fe252021-03-23T06:14:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2021-03-01510.3389/fsufs.2021.531601531601An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High PlainsDonna Mitchell-McCallister0Donna Mitchell-McCallister1Rebecca McCullough2Phillip Johnson3Ryan Blake Williams4Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, Lubbock, TX, United StatesDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United StatesDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United StatesSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, TX, United StatesThe objective of this analysis was to integrate hydrologic, agronomic, and economic methods to evaluate various management strategies by changing crop acreage to better manage the declining resources of the Ogallala aquifer. A non-linear optimization model was used to estimate the optimal water use, crop mix, crop yield, and net returns over a 50 year period under dryland and deficit irrigation scenarios in the Texas High Plains. Results indicated that growers could maintain profitability by switching from fully irrigated center pivots to irrigating ½ and ¼ pivots.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.531601/fullogallalaoptimizationprofitabilitydeficit irrigationdryland |
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Donna Mitchell-McCallister Donna Mitchell-McCallister Rebecca McCullough Phillip Johnson Ryan Blake Williams An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ogallala optimization profitability deficit irrigation dryland |
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Donna Mitchell-McCallister Donna Mitchell-McCallister Rebecca McCullough Phillip Johnson Ryan Blake Williams |
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An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains |
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An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains |
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An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains |
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An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains |
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An Economic Analysis on the Transition to Dryland Production in Deficit-Irrigated Cropping Systems of the Texas High Plains |
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economic analysis on the transition to dryland production in deficit-irrigated cropping systems of the texas high plains |
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
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The objective of this analysis was to integrate hydrologic, agronomic, and economic methods to evaluate various management strategies by changing crop acreage to better manage the declining resources of the Ogallala aquifer. A non-linear optimization model was used to estimate the optimal water use, crop mix, crop yield, and net returns over a 50 year period under dryland and deficit irrigation scenarios in the Texas High Plains. Results indicated that growers could maintain profitability by switching from fully irrigated center pivots to irrigating ½ and ¼ pivots. |
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ogallala optimization profitability deficit irrigation dryland |
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