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Energy and U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Pumping, 1974-83

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U.S. land irrigated with onfarm pumped water increased by 9.5 million acres to 44.5 million acres from 1974 to 1983. Higher energy prices increased energy pumping costs from $551 million to $2.5 billion. Pump irrigators applied energy-saving technologies such as low-pressure center pivots, which alone saved about $72 million in 1983. Favorable economic conditions could lead to 3 to 4 million additional pump-irrigated acres in the water-short Great Plains by the year 2020 and significant increases in the more humid Eastern States. This report, the fourth in a series, updates the 1980 irrigation estimates and focuses on 1983 pump-irrigated farmland, prospects for irrigation, and fuel costs.

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  • Sloggett, Gordon, 1985. "Energy and U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Pumping, 1974-83," Agricultural Economic Reports 308000, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308000
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308000
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    1. Wilson, Paul & Ayer, Harry & Snider, Gary, 1984. "Drip Irrigation For Cotton: Implications for Farm Profits," Agricultural Economic Reports 307960, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    1. United States Department of Agriculture, 1989. "The Second RCA Appraisal: Soil, Water, and Related Resources on Nonfederal Land in the United States: Analysis of Condition and Trends," USDA Miscellaneous 329987, United States Department of Agriculture.

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