Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Creator Olen, Beau Language English [eng]

Irrigation Decisions for Major West Coast Crops: Water Scarcity and Climatic Determinants

Creator:

Olen, Beau, Wu, JunJie, and Langpap, Christian

Abstract:

This article uses the 2007 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey database developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess the impact of water scarcity and climate on irrigation decisions for producers of specialty crops, wheat, and forage crops. We estimate an irrigation management model for major crops in the...

Resource Type:

Article
Irrigation choices for major West Coast crops : water scarcity and climatic determinants

Creator:

Olen, Beau

Abstract:

Recent climate change forecasts have aroused growing interest in the influence of water scarcity and climate on agricultural production and irrigation practice. However, it is common in the economic literature to aggregate disparate crops when modeling irrigation choices. That approach confounds the crop-specific effects of climate and water scarcity that...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis