Modeling Irrigation Benefits on Beef Ranches

David L. Watt, Roger G. Johnson, Larry J. Schluntz and Mir B. Ali

No 165942, Staff Papers from North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Abstract: A major irrigation benefit for beef ranchers is herd size stability. A sequential multiyear linear programming model was developed to trace the effect of drought with and without irrigation on a South Dakota ranch over 31 years. Irrigation benefits were higher with the dynamic model than with traditional static analysis.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 1988-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.165942

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