Irrigation Restriction and Biomass Market Interactions: The Case of the Alluvial Aquifer

Michael Popp, Lawton Nalley and Gina B. Vickery

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, vol. 42, issue 01, 18

Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey has determined that irrigation in Arkansas’ Delta is unsustainable. This study examines how irrigation restrictions would affect county net returns to crop production. It also considers the effect of planting less water-intensive bioenergy crops—switchgrass and forage sorghum—in the event biofuel markets become a reality. Results suggest that sustainable irrigation restrictions without bioenergy crops would decrease producer returns by 28% in the region. Introducing these alternative crops would both reduce groundwater use and may restore state producer returns, albeit with significant spatial income redistribution to crop production throughout the state.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.57150

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