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The Economic Value of Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle

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  • Guerrero, Bridget L.
  • Wright, Andrew P.
  • Hudson, Darren
  • Johnson, Jeffrey W.
  • Amosson, Stephen H.

Abstract

The Texas Panhandle relies largely on the Ogallala Aquifer for access to water for irrigated agricultural production. With current pumping rates and slow recharge rates, the aquifer will at some point in the future no longer be an economically viable source of water for agriculture. The objective of this study is to estimate the value of irrigated agriculture to the region. A hypothetical policy restriction is imposed which assumes a one hundred percent conversion to dryland agriculture. The study estimates the economic impact of such a change on producer income and the resulting socioeconomic impacts on communities in the region.

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  • Guerrero, Bridget L. & Wright, Andrew P. & Hudson, Darren & Johnson, Jeffrey W. & Amosson, Stephen H., 2010. "The Economic Value of Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle," 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida 56433, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saea10:56433
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56433
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    1. Lal Almas & Stephen H Amosson & Bridgett Guerrero & Jackie Smith & Jeffrey Johnson & Phillip Johnson & Justin Weinheimer & Lal Almas & Jacob Roberts, 2011. "Evaluating Impact of Confined Livestock Operations on Water Use and Groundwater Resources in the Texas High Plains," EcoMod2011 3455, EcoMod.
    2. Tahamipour, Morteza & Kalashami, Mohammad Kavoosi & Chizari, Amirhossein, 2015. "Irrigation Water Pricing in Iran: The Gap between Theory and Practice," International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD), Iranian Association of Agricultural Economics, vol. 5(2), June.

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