Energy and U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Pumping, 1974-80

Gordon Sloggett

No 307925, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Land irrigated with onfarm pumped water increased 7.5 million acres to 42 million acres from 1974 to 1980. Sharply higher energy prices pushed energy pumping costs from $570 million to $1.9 billion. Pump irrigators are applying energy-saving technologies such as low-pressure center pivots, which alone saved about $42 million in 1980. 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 United States.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 1982-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307925

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