Evaluating the Impact of Supplemental Irrigation on Farm Income in Louisiana

Lonnie Vandeveer, Kenneth Paxton, and David Lavergne


 
ABSTRACT

Supplemental irrigation represents a production technology that may be used to modify the risk-return position of a farm business. A safety-first model is used as a basis for evaluating supplemental irrigation of cotton and soybeans in the Macon Ridge area of Louisiana. The results of the application suggest that supplemental irrigation of soybeans does not substantially improve income stability on a representative farm while supplemental irrigation of cotton does improve income stability and the ability of the farm to meet its fixed obligations.



Reprinted from 1988 Proceedings: Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences pp. 454 - 457
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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