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Title: Comparison of water allocation strategies for wheat production in the Texas Panhandle

Author
item COLETTE, W. ARDEN - WEST TEXAS A&M UNIV
item ALMAS, LAL - WEST TEXAS A&M UNIV

Submitted to: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2007
Publication Date: 2/4/2007
Citation: Colette, W., Almas, L.K. 2007. Comparison of water allocation strategies for wheat production in the Texas Panhandle. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 39(2):419.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The declining availability of irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer combined with increasing energy costs make irrigation strategies much more critical. Irrigation strategies that maximize returns to irrigation require less water and achieve higher returns than strategies aimed at satisfying 100% of the crops evapotranspiration (ET) requirements.