Water for Western Agriculture Routledge Revivals Series
Auteur : Frederick Kenneth D.
This title, originally published in 1982, examines the importance of western irrigation to U.S. agriculture and the impacts of the changing water supply situation on the development of western irrigation. Past trends, water supply conditions, water institutions, economic forces, technological alternatives, and environmental factors are examined for their impacts on the course of western irrigation. Water for Western Agriculture will be of particular interest for students studying environmental issues.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. The Role of Irrigation; Appendix 2-A Irrigation Data Problems; Appendix 2-B Derivation of Irrigated and Dryland Production and Yield Data; Appendix 2-C The Components of National Crop Production Increases; 3. Water as a Constraint of Water Irrigation 4. Water laws and Institutions 5. The Changing Costs of Irrigation 6. Environmental Impacts of irrigated Agriculture 7. Summary and Conclusions; Index
Date de parution : 04-2017
17.4x24.6 cm
Date de parution : 09-2015
17.4x24.6 cm
Thème de Water for Western Agriculture :
Mots-clés :
Irrigation; Western Agriculture; Water Supply; Irrigated Acreage; Western Irrigation; Plains Underground Water Conservation District; High Plains Underground Water Conservation; Sea Water; Saltwater; Iowa State University; Statistical Reporting Service; National Water Assessment; Farm Production Region; Texas High Plains; Western Water; Tailwater Recovery System; High Plains; Center Pivot System; Southern High Plains; Irrigated West; Dryland Acreage; Tailwater Recovery; Water Costs; Irrigation Return Flows; NRI Data; Groundwater Depletion; Energy Savings; Irrigated Row Crops