&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Factors Affecting In-Field Soil Water Variability and Irrigation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;

Tagert, Mary Love M.; Hodges, Blade; Paz, Joel O.; Reginelli, Dennis B.

doi:10.13031/irrig.2020-116

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“…On-farm water storage systems (OFWS) are irrigation water-storage structures typically designed to supply 77 mm of water per hectare per season and meet irrigation requirements for 8 out of 10 years [12]. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), technical and financial assistance to producers interested in building OFWS.…”

Section: Alternative Sources Of Water For Irrigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, an all-encompassing approach to water management is required to slow and reverse aquifer depletion. On the water supply side, artificial aquifer recharge projects [9,10] and the use of alternative surface and recycled water sources [11,12] are considered key components to the solution. On the water demand side, agricultural practices that increase water-use efficiency and reduce overall water use without significant reductions in yields or farmer profits have been proposed to slow the rates of depletion [13][14][15][16].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Irrigation Water Management Tools and Alternative Irrigation Sources Trends and Perceptions by Farmers from the Delta Regions of the Lower Mississippi River Basin in South Central USA

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This article describes the opinions and perceptions of farmers on water management tools that conserve groundwater and on alternative sources of water for irrigation. The analysis is based on a survey of producers (N=466) across the Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) areas of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. Summary statistics of practice usage across the region and for each state are presented. A Poisson count model is applied to the data to identify factors that influence the number of groundwater-conserving practices employed. The number of irrigated acres, years of farming, annual income level, perception of groundwater problems, and participation in conservation programs have statistically significant association with the number of practices employed. Years of farming experience is the only factor negatively associated with the number of practices employed, while participation in conservation programs has the largest magnitude effect on that number. These results provide evidence that sponsored conservation programs increase the number of conservation practices adopted by farmers. This insight is useful for producer collectives, policy makers, and program managers to design and target of conservation programs across the LMRB.

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Section: Alternative Sources Of Water For Irrigationmentioning

confidence: 99%