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The Use of Weather Data and Evapotranspiration Requirements to Estimate the Marginal Value Product of Irrigation and the Profit Maximizing Irrigation Level for Corn in the Texas Panhandle

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  • Colette, W. Arden
  • Almas, Lal K.
  • Robinson, Clay

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The declining availability of irrigation water from the Ogallala aquifer combined with increasing energy costs make irrigation strategies much more critical. Maximizing yield reduces profit by between $22 and $158 per acre depending on the combination of corn and natural gas prices.

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  • Colette, W. Arden & Almas, Lal K. & Robinson, Clay, 2008. "The Use of Weather Data and Evapotranspiration Requirements to Estimate the Marginal Value Product of Irrigation and the Profit Maximizing Irrigation Level for Corn in the Texas Panhandle," 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas 6757, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saeaed:6757
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6757
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    1. Colette, W. Arden & Almas, Lal K., 2004. "Estimating The Mvp And Optimum Irrigation Level For Grain Sorghum Utilizing Evapotranspiration Requirements For The Texas Panhandle," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20139, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    1. Ahamadou, Aly & Dembele, Mamadou & Almas, Lal K. & Brooks, Kathleen R., 2012. "Water use efficiency and maximizing profitability of grain sorghum production in the Texas Panhandle," 2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama 119801, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.

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