Producer Preferences for Alternative Irrigation Practices in the Arkansas Delta

<p>We use a bivariate sample selection model to address peer network effects on participation in and/or intensity of use of land being irrigated by alternative irrigation practices in the state of Arkansas. As groundwater in the state becomes more limited, the use of scientific scheduling, flowmeters, and more efficient row crop water application systems will allow producers to better manage water resources. We find relatively large, positive relationships between belonging to a peer network of the same irrigation practice and participation in that practice. Intensity of use of alternative irrigation techniques is mostly influenced by which crop type the practice is associated with and income.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Rosene, Robert Edward

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kovacs, Kent F.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dixon, Bruce L.
• Huang, Qiuqiong

• Arkansas Delta
• agriculture education
• center pivot
• groundwater scarcity
• Heckman
• irrigation
• mounted flowmeter
• peer network
• portable flowmeter
• scientific scheduling
• social network
• soil moisture sensors
• water resources
• Agribusiness
• Agricultural and Resource Economics
• Agricultural Education
• Natural Resource Economics
• Water Resource Management

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3277

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uark.edu:etd-4835