Future of Irrigated Agriculture

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August 22, 1996
Task Force Report

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62300/q88jyj09

Task Force Chairs

Henry J. Vaux Jr.

Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California

Authors

Richard M. Adams

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University

Harry W. Ayer

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona

Joel R. Hamilton

Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Idaho

Richard E. Howitt

Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis

Ronald Lacewell

Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University

Ray Supalla

Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Norman Whittlesey

Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University

Abstract

Farmers irrigating in the western United States face a host of changing circumstances that will require innovations and new adaptations to ensure continued prosperity.

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