Western Irrigated Agriculture: Tables

All tables summarize data by farm size and State

1. Total irrigation values, all irrigated farms
2. Average irrigation statistics (per farm)
3. Average irrigation statistics by water source (per farm)
4. Irrigation wells and pumping costs by energy source
5. Average irrigation maintenance and repair costs (per acre)
6. Gravity irrigation statistics by system type
7. Pressure/sprinkler or sub-irrigation statistics by system type
8. Gravity irrigation by system type and water-management practice
9. Gravity water-management statistics by management practice
10. Laser-leveled irrigation statistics
11. Water-conserving, higher-efficiency pressure irrigation statistics
12. Water-conserving, higher-efficiency gravity irrigation statistics
13. Methods of deciding when to apply irrigation water
14. Sources of information used to reduce costs or conserve water
15. Barriers to irrigation system improvements
    

    Tables 15-1 to 15-9 summarize the number and share of irrigated farms identifying barriers to irrigation system improvements that would reduce energy use and/or conserve water, by farm size class and by type of improvement barrier.  more...

    15-1

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    Farms citing "have not investigated improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-2

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    Farms citing "risk of reduced yield or poorer quality water" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-3

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    Farms citing "physical field/crop conditions limiting system improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-4

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    Farms citing "improvement installation costs greater than benefits" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-5

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    Farms citing "lack of financial ability" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-6

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    Farms citing "lack of landlord participation in cost-sharing improvements" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-7

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    Farms citing "uncertainty about future water availability" as a barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-8

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    Farms citing "will not be farming the farm in the near future" as the barrier to conserving energy and/or water

    15-9

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    Farms citing some "other reason" as the barrier to conserving energy and/or water

16. Participation water conservation cost-share programs