SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: W190 : Water Conservation, Competition and Quality in Western Irrigated Agriculture
- Period Covered: 01/01/2003 to 12/01/2003
- Date of Report: 12/15/2003
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/02/2003 to 10/04/2003
Participants
Cardon, Grant (grant.cardon@colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Chouinard, Hayley (chouinard@wsu.edu) - Washington State University; Criddle, Keith (kcriddle@econ.usu.edu) - Utah State University; Daugherty, LeRoy (ldaugher@nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University; Frasier, Marshall (mfrasier@lamar.colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Gilley, James (gilley@tamu.edu) - Texas A&M University; Gollehon, Noel (gollehon@ers.usda.gov) - Economic Research Service, USDA; Gopalakrishnan, Chennat (chennat@hawaii.edu), University of Hawaii at Manoa; Hamilton, Bob (rbhamilton@do.usbr.gov) - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Harman, Wyatte (harman@brc.tamus.edu) - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; Hearne, Bob (rhearne@ndsuext.nodak.edu) - North Dakota State University; Hurd, Brian (bhhurd@nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University; Michelsen, Ari (a-michelsen@tamu.edu) - Texas A&M University; ONeill, Michael (moneill@reeusda.gov) - USDA CSREES; Peterson, Jeff (jpeters@ksu.edu) - Kansas State University; Schaible, Glenn (schaible@ers.usda.gov) - Economic Research Service, USDA; Schuck, Eric (eric.schuck@colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Supalla, Raymond (rsupalla@unl.edu) - University of Nebraska; Yoder, Jonathan (yoder@wsu.edu) - Washington State University
Chairman Ray Supalla called the meeting to order at 8:30am on Thursday, October 2 and welcomed all in attendance. Following introductions of all participants, the meeting agenda was reviewed and approved by the group.
The first agenda item was for LeRoy Daugherty to explain the procedures for renewing the project, which expires on September 30, 2004. After initial drafts of the new projects objectives and outputs are written, they will be posted on the web so that interested scientists across the nation can participate if they desire. It is suggested that the final proposal be submitted by January 15, 2004, so that the Western Experiment Station directors can act on it at their March 2004 meeting. We can suggest external peer reviewers to evaluate the proposal.
Bob Hamilton of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation then gave a presentation on the Bureaus research agenda. In-house research at the Bureau is conducted by a division called the Technical Services Center (TSC), and Hamilton is the Manager of the Economics Group within the TSC. The Bureau has identified four key research areas in their agenda: decision support, infrastructure, water delivery reliability, and water supply technologies. There are opportunities for outside scientists to participate in the Bureaus research agenda, both through competitive grants and collaboration with TSC projects. Looking toward the future, the Interior Department is leading development of the Water 2025 initiative, a precursor of which has been included in the FY2004 budget. This initiative would heighten and concentrate federal efforts on key watersheds in the West, with an emphasis on critical research needs.
Next, three W-190 members presented overviews of emerging research needs related to water issues. The three presentations, which correspond to the objectives in the current W-190 project proposal, had been presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting in July. The titles and presenters were: Technological Developments Affecting Irrigation Water Management: Recent Progress and Future Prospects, Grant Cardon; Recent Developments in Water Policy Evaluations: What Have We Learned and What Do Decision Makers Need to Know? Jeff Peterson; and Economics, Law, and the Evolution of Water Management Institutions: What Have We Contributed and What Remains to Be Done? Chennat Gopalakrishnan. Each presentation was followed by a brief discussion. The purpose of this part of the meeting was to set the stage for a discussion of future research objectives in a new proposal.
The remainder of Thursday and the morning of Friday, October 4 were spent on state and agency reports. Representatives from each state or agency reviewed their W-190 related activities for the past year and briefly discussed their future interests and priorities.
Following state reports, the focus of the meeting turned toward developing a new project proposal. W-190 members had been invited in advance to prepare short presentations on research ideas which could become research objectives in the new project. Three such presentations were given: Analyzing the Effects of Water Policy on Agricultural Production Risk, by Noel Gollehon; Analyzing the Impact of Farm Size on Water Conservation, by Glenn Schaible; and Institutional Requirements in Response to Climate Change, by Robert Hearne. Marshall Frasier also put forth the idea of producing an interpretive review of the various laws and institutions that govern water use in the western states.
Considerable discussion ensued on the objectives for a new proposal. Consensus was reached on a general theme of Institutional, Economic, and Technological Principles for Mobilizing Water across Competing Uses. Agreement was also reached on four goals supporting this theme: (1) quantifying the overall value of water in particular uses, (2) analyzing the relationship between water allocation and production risk, (3) developing technologies to manage salinization, and (4) and comparing water laws and institutions across states. A writing sub-committee was appointed to develop more precise objectives, outputs and a project title which are consistent with these ideas and to coordinate assembly of the proposal over the coming months. The members of the committee were Glenn Schaible, Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Grant Cardon, and Jeff Peterson.
A business meeting was also held on Friday afternoon. Assuming a new project is approved, it was decided that the 2004 meeting will be October 12-13 in Salt Lake City, immediately preceding the conference, Water Rights and Related Supply Issues sponsored by the U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage. Palm Springs was selected as a candidate meeting location for 2005. Eric Schuck was elected secretary for the coming year, with Jeff Peterson moving to Vice-Chair and Glenn Schaible moving to Chair. It was announced that Chennat Gopalakrishnan has been named a Fellow of the American Water Resources Association; the group expressed their congratulations for this achievement. Glenn Schaible announced an upcoming workshop on the topic of agricultural risk and water scarcity, which is to be held at the Economic Research Service in Washington D.C. on March 15-16, 2004. Thanks were expressed to Chennat Gopalakrishnan for hosting this years meeting in Hawaii, and to Ray Supalla for his leadership over the past year.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm. The writing sub-committee was to meet the following morning to begin developing the proposal objectives.
The first agenda item was for LeRoy Daugherty to explain the procedures for renewing the project, which expires on September 30, 2004. After initial drafts of the new projects objectives and outputs are written, they will be posted on the web so that interested scientists across the nation can participate if they desire. It is suggested that the final proposal be submitted by January 15, 2004, so that the Western Experiment Station directors can act on it at their March 2004 meeting. We can suggest external peer reviewers to evaluate the proposal.
Bob Hamilton of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation then gave a presentation on the Bureaus research agenda. In-house research at the Bureau is conducted by a division called the Technical Services Center (TSC), and Hamilton is the Manager of the Economics Group within the TSC. The Bureau has identified four key research areas in their agenda: decision support, infrastructure, water delivery reliability, and water supply technologies. There are opportunities for outside scientists to participate in the Bureaus research agenda, both through competitive grants and collaboration with TSC projects. Looking toward the future, the Interior Department is leading development of the Water 2025 initiative, a precursor of which has been included in the FY2004 budget. This initiative would heighten and concentrate federal efforts on key watersheds in the West, with an emphasis on critical research needs.
Next, three W-190 members presented overviews of emerging research needs related to water issues. The three presentations, which correspond to the objectives in the current W-190 project proposal, had been presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting in July. The titles and presenters were: Technological Developments Affecting Irrigation Water Management: Recent Progress and Future Prospects, Grant Cardon; Recent Developments in Water Policy Evaluations: What Have We Learned and What Do Decision Makers Need to Know? Jeff Peterson; and Economics, Law, and the Evolution of Water Management Institutions: What Have We Contributed and What Remains to Be Done? Chennat Gopalakrishnan. Each presentation was followed by a brief discussion. The purpose of this part of the meeting was to set the stage for a discussion of future research objectives in a new proposal.
The remainder of Thursday and the morning of Friday, October 4 were spent on state and agency reports. Representatives from each state or agency reviewed their W-190 related activities for the past year and briefly discussed their future interests and priorities.
Following state reports, the focus of the meeting turned toward developing a new project proposal. W-190 members had been invited in advance to prepare short presentations on research ideas which could become research objectives in the new project. Three such presentations were given: Analyzing the Effects of Water Policy on Agricultural Production Risk, by Noel Gollehon; Analyzing the Impact of Farm Size on Water Conservation, by Glenn Schaible; and Institutional Requirements in Response to Climate Change, by Robert Hearne. Marshall Frasier also put forth the idea of producing an interpretive review of the various laws and institutions that govern water use in the western states.
Considerable discussion ensued on the objectives for a new proposal. Consensus was reached on a general theme of Institutional, Economic, and Technological Principles for Mobilizing Water across Competing Uses. Agreement was also reached on four goals supporting this theme: (1) quantifying the overall value of water in particular uses, (2) analyzing the relationship between water allocation and production risk, (3) developing technologies to manage salinization, and (4) and comparing water laws and institutions across states. A writing sub-committee was appointed to develop more precise objectives, outputs and a project title which are consistent with these ideas and to coordinate assembly of the proposal over the coming months. The members of the committee were Glenn Schaible, Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Grant Cardon, and Jeff Peterson.
A business meeting was also held on Friday afternoon. Assuming a new project is approved, it was decided that the 2004 meeting will be October 12-13 in Salt Lake City, immediately preceding the conference, Water Rights and Related Supply Issues sponsored by the U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage. Palm Springs was selected as a candidate meeting location for 2005. Eric Schuck was elected secretary for the coming year, with Jeff Peterson moving to Vice-Chair and Glenn Schaible moving to Chair. It was announced that Chennat Gopalakrishnan has been named a Fellow of the American Water Resources Association; the group expressed their congratulations for this achievement. Glenn Schaible announced an upcoming workshop on the topic of agricultural risk and water scarcity, which is to be held at the Economic Research Service in Washington D.C. on March 15-16, 2004. Thanks were expressed to Chennat Gopalakrishnan for hosting this years meeting in Hawaii, and to Ray Supalla for his leadership over the past year.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm. The writing sub-committee was to meet the following morning to begin developing the proposal objectives.
Accomplishments
Objective 1: Evaluate the farm-level economic and environmental implications of alternative resource-conserving irrigation technology and water management systems. Several technologies and practices were evaluated at various locations over the past year. Researchers in Texas conducted experiments to evaluate the effect of row spacing and conservation tillage on soil moisture and net returns. A Windows version of the crop/environmental simulator EPIC called CroPMan is also being developed in Texas; it is a tool that would allow producers and extension agents to compare probability distributions of profits across alternative cropping systems. Colorado continued its work on developing and assessing field methods to rapidly monitor soil salinity in the Arkansas River Basin.
Objective 2: Apply alternative methodologies to evaluate economic, environmental and social impacts of potential technology, policy, and institutional changes affecting water resources for irrigated agriculture. W-190 scientists made progress on a number of studies evaluating policy alternatives. ERS completed and disseminated the results from its studies of animal manure nutrient policies and the differential effects of farm size on water conservation policies. Researchers in New Mexico and Texas continued their collaboration to evaluate the effects of water supply changes in the Rio Grande Basin. Kansas and Texas researchers began an analysis of groundwater management alternatives for the Ogallala aquifer. New Mexico estimated models to characterize the economic values of water in alternative uses and locations. Other recent activities in several states were motivated by the recent drought. For instance, researchers in Colorado, one of most severely impacted states, quantified the economic and resource impacts of the drought on irrigators and cattle producers.
Objective 3: Evaluate alternative institutions and policies for resolving competing agricultural and environmental water demands. Work continued on the analysis of different water institutions. Arizona compared the effectiveness of market transactions versus administrative or judicial water reallocations to address changing water demands in different cases. Nebraska completed its analysis of game-theoretic approaches for resolving disputes over the allocation of water in the Middle Platte region (spanning portions of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska). Hawaii studied the different aspects of the evolution, structure, and performance of water institutions in Hawaii and compared and contrasted them to experiences in other states in the western U.S.
Objective 2: Apply alternative methodologies to evaluate economic, environmental and social impacts of potential technology, policy, and institutional changes affecting water resources for irrigated agriculture. W-190 scientists made progress on a number of studies evaluating policy alternatives. ERS completed and disseminated the results from its studies of animal manure nutrient policies and the differential effects of farm size on water conservation policies. Researchers in New Mexico and Texas continued their collaboration to evaluate the effects of water supply changes in the Rio Grande Basin. Kansas and Texas researchers began an analysis of groundwater management alternatives for the Ogallala aquifer. New Mexico estimated models to characterize the economic values of water in alternative uses and locations. Other recent activities in several states were motivated by the recent drought. For instance, researchers in Colorado, one of most severely impacted states, quantified the economic and resource impacts of the drought on irrigators and cattle producers.
Objective 3: Evaluate alternative institutions and policies for resolving competing agricultural and environmental water demands. Work continued on the analysis of different water institutions. Arizona compared the effectiveness of market transactions versus administrative or judicial water reallocations to address changing water demands in different cases. Nebraska completed its analysis of game-theoretic approaches for resolving disputes over the allocation of water in the Middle Platte region (spanning portions of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska). Hawaii studied the different aspects of the evolution, structure, and performance of water institutions in Hawaii and compared and contrasted them to experiences in other states in the western U.S.
Impacts
- Producers were given improved information on the efficacy of adopting new tillage systems and irrigation technologies.
- Water managers and stakeholders were educated on the economic consequences of various policy alternatives.
- In the 2002 Farm Act, Congress directed the Secretary of Agriculture to study the feasibility of expanded federal assistance to irrigators in areas where federal decisions reduced irrigation water supplies. W-190 members contributed to the report which was submitted as an interim response to the Congressional request.
- A data product, Western Irrigated Agriculture: Characteristics by Farm-Size Class, was released by the Economic Research Service to aid policy decision makers in assessing the differential impacts of policies across farm sizes.
- Specific laws and institutions were identified for resolving particular types of conflicts.
- Policy makers and agency staff have access to comprehensive datasets and analyses of producers responses to drought conditions.
Publications
Aillery, M, N. Gollehon, and M. Ribaudo. A Regional Modeling Structure for Assessing Costs of Manure Nutrient Standards: Application to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Paper presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 27-30 July, 2003.
Aillery, M. and N. Gollehon. Manure Management: A Growing Challenge in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Amber Waves 1(2003): 8.
Aillery, M., N. Gollehon, M. Ribaudo, V. Breneman, and J. Agapoff. Modeling Multi-Farm Spatial Interdependence using National Data Coverages: A Regional Application to Manure Management. Paper presented at the at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings, Denver, Colorado, 13-16 July, 2003.
Cardon, G.E. How Can I Optimize Irrigation Water Use Efficiency? Paper presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Denver, CO., 2-6 November 2003.
Colby, B.G, The Role of Markets in Reallocating Irrigation Water. Encyclopedia of Water Science, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Colby, B.G. Economic Characteristics of Successful Dispute Resolution Outcomes. Evaluating Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Programs and Policies. R. OLeary and L. Bingham, eds., Resources for the Future Press, 2003.
Cowley, D., F.A. Ward, R. Deitner, and M. Hatch. "Optimizing the Allocation of Hatchery-Produced Rainbow Trout." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23(2003): 216-229.
Demouche, L. Interpreting the Elephant Butte Irrigation District for Water Users. Extension Report, New Mexico State University, 2003.
Frasier, W.M., E.C. Schuck, and W.J. Umberger. The Impact of the 2002 Drought on Colorados Beef Industry. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO., 11-16 July, 2003.
Gerik, T., W.L. Harman, J.Williams, L. Francis, J. Greiner, E. Steglich, M. Magre, and A. Meinardus. CroPMan (Crop Production and Management Model) Users Guide: Version 3.2. Blackland Research and Extension Center, BREC Report 2003-03, Temple, Texas, 2003.
Gollehon, N. Irrigation Economics, United States Encyclopedia of Water Science. B.A. Stewart and Terry Howell, eds., pp. 463-466, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Gollehon, N., M. Aillery, and J. Agapoff. An Examination of Manure Transport Patterns in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to Meet Nutrient Standards for Land Application. Paper presented at the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meetings, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 8-10 June, 2003.
Gopalakrishnan, C. and L.G. Cox. Water Consumption by the Visitor Industry: The Case of Hawaii. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 19(2003): 29-35.
Greene, B.W.H. Colorado Irrigation Technology Adoption. MS Thesis, Colorado State University, 2003.
Harman, W.L., M. Magre, E. Wang, and J.R. Williams. Reducing Nutrient Losses from CAFOs: A Simulated Analysis of Feedlot Management Options and Filter Strip Characteristics. Poster presented Int. Conf. on Agricultural Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, 2003.
Houk, E. 2003. Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture: Managing Salinity and Waterlogging in the Arkansas River Basin and Environmental Water Shortages in the Platte River Basin. PhD Dissertation, Colorado State University.
Houk, E., M. Frasier, and E. Schuck . Linking Hydrologic and Economic Modeling to Evaluate Salinity Mitigation in the Arkansas River Basin. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO, 11-16 July, 2003.
Hurd, B.H., J.A. Diemer, and R.C. Alvarez. Enhancing the Nations Response to Public Water Supply Catastrophes, Proceedings of the conference Water Security in the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), National Institute of Water Resources (NIWR), and Environmental and Water Resource Institute (EWRI), 30 July 1 August, 2003.
J. Pritchett, M. Frasier and E. Schuck. Third Party Compensation for Out-of-Basin Water Transfers: Comments on HB 03-1113. Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural and Resource Policy Report APR 03-08, 2003
Johansson, R.C. and J. Randall. Watershed Abatement Costs for Agricultural Phosphorus. Water Resources Research 39(2003): 1088-1102.
Keith, J.E., and S. Quattar. "Strategic Planning, Impact Assessment, and Technical Aid: The Souss-Massa Integrated Water Management Project. Utah State University, Economic Research Institute, ERI2003-10, 2003.
Kim, C. S., S.G. Daberkow, G.D. Schaible, and W.A. Quinby. Economic and Environmental Effects of Adopting Conservation Tillage Practices. Paper presented at the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association workshop entitled Linkages Between Agricultural & Conservation Policies in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 10-11 June, 2003.
Loomis, J.B., J. Koteen, and B.H. Hurd. Water Resource Effects of Climate Change, Water and Climate: Climate Variability and Water Resources in the Interior West. W. Lewis Jr., ed., pp. 235-249, Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M. and K. Wood. Water Demand in the Paso del Norte Region. Weather and Water on the Border: A Forum on Drought. El Paso, TX: Paso del Norte Water Task Force, 20 March, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Water Resources, Institutions and Management Issues. Palestinian Water Authority - Israeli Transboundary Water Citizens Exchange. El Paso, TX, US State Department, 20-22 August, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., F.A. Ward, and L. DeMouche. Identification of Institutional Incentives and Barriers to Agricultural Water Efficiency in the Rio Grande Project. Proceedings on Water Security in the 21st Century, Washington, DC: UCOWR, NIWR, ASCE-EWRI Conference, 30 July 1 August, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., F.A. Ward, L. Demouche, R.D. Lacewell, and Z. Sheng. Institutional Incentives for Efficient Water Use on the Rio Grande. Rio Grande Basin Irrigation Efficiency Initiative Outcomes. Weslaco, TX, 28-30 May, 2003.
Ojima, D.S., W.E. Easterling, W.J. Parton, R. Kelly, B. McCarl, L. Bohren, K. Galvin, and B. Hurd. Integration of Ecosystem and Economic Factors Determining Land Use in the Central Great Plains. A Lasting Impression: Interpreting the Human Dimension of Global Environmental Issues. P. Puntenney, ed., Boulder,CO: Lynne Reinner Press, 2003
Osgood, D.E. Potential for climate education and forecasts in extension programs. Arizona State Report, Paper presented at Western Extension annual meetings, Las Vegas, NV, January 2003.
Osgood, D.E. "Upcoming Products: Climate and Ranch Financial Management" Drought Recovery Workshop. Arizona: Camp Verde. March 2003.
Peterson, J.M. and D.J. Bernardo. High Plains Aquifer Study Revisited: A 20-Year Retrospective for Western Kansas. Great Plains Research 13(2003): 179-97.
Peterson, J.M. and D.R. Steward. Modeling Coupled Hydrologic and Economic Processes in the Kansas High Plains. Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, Manhattan, KS, March 2003.
Peterson, J.M., R.N. Boisvert, and H. de Gorter. Multifunctionality and Optimal Environmental Policies for Agriculture in an Open Economy. Agriculture, Trade, and the WTO: Creating a Trading Environment for Development. M.D. Ingco, ed., Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2003.
Peterson, J.M., T.L. Marsh, and J.R. Williams. Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer: Efficiency, Equity, and Moral Motives. Choices First Quarter (2003): 15-18.
Ribaudo, M., J. Agapoff, and N. Gollehon. Land Application of Manure by Animal Feeding Operations: Is More Land Needed? Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58(2003):30-38.
Ribaudo, M., N. Gollehon, M. Aillery, J. Kaplan, R. Johansson, J. Agapoff, L. Christensen, V. Breneman, and M. Peters. Manure Management for Water Quality: Cost to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land. AER-824, Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. Farm-Size Characteristics of Western Irrigated Agriculture: Contributing to Water Conservation and Small Farm Policy Goals. Paper presented at Irrigation Association Technical Conference, San Diego, CA, 18-20 November, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. and C.L Sandretto. Structural Characteristics of Western Irrigated Agriculture: Implications for USDA Water Conservation and Small Farm Policy Goals. Paper presented at Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meetings, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 8-10 June, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. and M.P. Aillery. Irrigation Technology Transitions in the Mid-Plains States: Implications for Water Conservation/Water Quality Goals and Institutional Changes. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 19(2003).
Schaible, G.D., C. S. Kim, and S.G. Daberkow. Cost-Sharing of Improved Irrigation Technologies to Reduce Nonpoint-Source Pollution. Electronic Note, World Bank Website, WRM Group on Economic Incentives, www.worldbank.org/rural, 2003.
Schaible, G.D., C.S. Kim, and C.L. Sandretto. Western Irrigated Agriculture: Characteristics by Farm-Size Class. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, ERS website Data Product, 2003.
Schuck, E. and M. Frasier. Management Responses by Agricultural Producers During the 2002 Drought. Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural and Resource Policy Report APR 03-10, 2003
Schuck, E., M. Frasier, G. Green, and Blake Green. The Role of Water Quality and Institutional Structure in Irrigation Technology Choice. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO, 11-16 July, 2003.
Schuck, E., W.M. Frasier, and R. Webb. Preliminary Summary of the 2002 Colorado Drought Survey. Colorado Water 20(2003): 8-11.
Schuck, E.C. and G.P. Green. Conserving One Water Source at the Expense of Another: The Role of Surface Water Price in Adoption of Wells in a Conjunctive Use System. International Journal of Water Resource Development, 19(2003): 55-66.
Sheng, Z., A.M. Michelsen, M.P. Fahy and J. Ashworth. Conflicts and Cooperation: Water Resources Planning in Far West Texas. Paper presented at World Environmental and Water Resources Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, 23-26 June, 2003.
Smith, J.B., J. Lazo, and B.H. Hurd. The Difficulties of Estimating Global Non-Market Damages From Climate Change, Global Climate Change: The Science, Economics, and Politics, James Griffin, ed., pp. 114-139. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.
Stubbs, M.J., M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, J.R. Ellis, A.W. Sturdivant, J.R.C. Robinson, and L. Fernandez. Evolution of Irrigation Districts and Operating Institutions: Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas A&M University, Texas Water Resources Institute, TR-228, 2003.
Supalla, R.J. Institutional Arrangements to Improve Water Quality in Irrigated Agriculture. International Journal of Water Resources Development 19(2003).
Supalla, R.J. Irrigation Management Research Needs in an Era of Changing Water Use Priorities. Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, electronic publication, http://www.cafri.org., 2003.
Supalla, R.J., O. Yeboah, B. Klaus, J. Allen, V. Serveiss, and R.J.F. Bruins. Seeking Solutions for an Interstate Conflict over Water and Endangered Species: Platte River Watershed, Economics and Ecological Risk Assessment: Applications to Watershed Management. Bruins and Heberling, eds., Mike Newman Series on Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment. CRC Press, 2003.
U.S. Department of Economic Research Service. Effects of Federal Decisions that Limit Irrigation Water Supplies. Washington, DC, Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, April, 2003.
Ward, F.A. and J. Booker. Economic Costs and Benefits of Instream Flow Protection for Endangered Species in an International Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 39(2003): 427-440.
Wiebe, K. and N. Gollehon. Irrigation Economics, Global Encyclopedia of Water Science. B. A. Stewart and Terry Howell, eds., pp. 459-462, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Wittler, J.C. Cooper and G.E. Cardon. Calibration of Electromagnetic Salinity Probes in an Irrigated, Gypsum-Dominated System. Poster presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Denver, CO., 2-6 November, 2003.
Aillery, M. and N. Gollehon. Manure Management: A Growing Challenge in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Amber Waves 1(2003): 8.
Aillery, M., N. Gollehon, M. Ribaudo, V. Breneman, and J. Agapoff. Modeling Multi-Farm Spatial Interdependence using National Data Coverages: A Regional Application to Manure Management. Paper presented at the at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings, Denver, Colorado, 13-16 July, 2003.
Cardon, G.E. How Can I Optimize Irrigation Water Use Efficiency? Paper presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Denver, CO., 2-6 November 2003.
Colby, B.G, The Role of Markets in Reallocating Irrigation Water. Encyclopedia of Water Science, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Colby, B.G. Economic Characteristics of Successful Dispute Resolution Outcomes. Evaluating Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Programs and Policies. R. OLeary and L. Bingham, eds., Resources for the Future Press, 2003.
Cowley, D., F.A. Ward, R. Deitner, and M. Hatch. "Optimizing the Allocation of Hatchery-Produced Rainbow Trout." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23(2003): 216-229.
Demouche, L. Interpreting the Elephant Butte Irrigation District for Water Users. Extension Report, New Mexico State University, 2003.
Frasier, W.M., E.C. Schuck, and W.J. Umberger. The Impact of the 2002 Drought on Colorados Beef Industry. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO., 11-16 July, 2003.
Gerik, T., W.L. Harman, J.Williams, L. Francis, J. Greiner, E. Steglich, M. Magre, and A. Meinardus. CroPMan (Crop Production and Management Model) Users Guide: Version 3.2. Blackland Research and Extension Center, BREC Report 2003-03, Temple, Texas, 2003.
Gollehon, N. Irrigation Economics, United States Encyclopedia of Water Science. B.A. Stewart and Terry Howell, eds., pp. 463-466, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Gollehon, N., M. Aillery, and J. Agapoff. An Examination of Manure Transport Patterns in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to Meet Nutrient Standards for Land Application. Paper presented at the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meetings, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 8-10 June, 2003.
Gopalakrishnan, C. and L.G. Cox. Water Consumption by the Visitor Industry: The Case of Hawaii. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 19(2003): 29-35.
Greene, B.W.H. Colorado Irrigation Technology Adoption. MS Thesis, Colorado State University, 2003.
Harman, W.L., M. Magre, E. Wang, and J.R. Williams. Reducing Nutrient Losses from CAFOs: A Simulated Analysis of Feedlot Management Options and Filter Strip Characteristics. Poster presented Int. Conf. on Agricultural Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, 2003.
Houk, E. 2003. Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture: Managing Salinity and Waterlogging in the Arkansas River Basin and Environmental Water Shortages in the Platte River Basin. PhD Dissertation, Colorado State University.
Houk, E., M. Frasier, and E. Schuck . Linking Hydrologic and Economic Modeling to Evaluate Salinity Mitigation in the Arkansas River Basin. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO, 11-16 July, 2003.
Hurd, B.H., J.A. Diemer, and R.C. Alvarez. Enhancing the Nations Response to Public Water Supply Catastrophes, Proceedings of the conference Water Security in the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), National Institute of Water Resources (NIWR), and Environmental and Water Resource Institute (EWRI), 30 July 1 August, 2003.
J. Pritchett, M. Frasier and E. Schuck. Third Party Compensation for Out-of-Basin Water Transfers: Comments on HB 03-1113. Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural and Resource Policy Report APR 03-08, 2003
Johansson, R.C. and J. Randall. Watershed Abatement Costs for Agricultural Phosphorus. Water Resources Research 39(2003): 1088-1102.
Keith, J.E., and S. Quattar. "Strategic Planning, Impact Assessment, and Technical Aid: The Souss-Massa Integrated Water Management Project. Utah State University, Economic Research Institute, ERI2003-10, 2003.
Kim, C. S., S.G. Daberkow, G.D. Schaible, and W.A. Quinby. Economic and Environmental Effects of Adopting Conservation Tillage Practices. Paper presented at the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association workshop entitled Linkages Between Agricultural & Conservation Policies in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 10-11 June, 2003.
Loomis, J.B., J. Koteen, and B.H. Hurd. Water Resource Effects of Climate Change, Water and Climate: Climate Variability and Water Resources in the Interior West. W. Lewis Jr., ed., pp. 235-249, Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M. and K. Wood. Water Demand in the Paso del Norte Region. Weather and Water on the Border: A Forum on Drought. El Paso, TX: Paso del Norte Water Task Force, 20 March, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Water Resources, Institutions and Management Issues. Palestinian Water Authority - Israeli Transboundary Water Citizens Exchange. El Paso, TX, US State Department, 20-22 August, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., F.A. Ward, and L. DeMouche. Identification of Institutional Incentives and Barriers to Agricultural Water Efficiency in the Rio Grande Project. Proceedings on Water Security in the 21st Century, Washington, DC: UCOWR, NIWR, ASCE-EWRI Conference, 30 July 1 August, 2003.
Michelsen, A.M., F.A. Ward, L. Demouche, R.D. Lacewell, and Z. Sheng. Institutional Incentives for Efficient Water Use on the Rio Grande. Rio Grande Basin Irrigation Efficiency Initiative Outcomes. Weslaco, TX, 28-30 May, 2003.
Ojima, D.S., W.E. Easterling, W.J. Parton, R. Kelly, B. McCarl, L. Bohren, K. Galvin, and B. Hurd. Integration of Ecosystem and Economic Factors Determining Land Use in the Central Great Plains. A Lasting Impression: Interpreting the Human Dimension of Global Environmental Issues. P. Puntenney, ed., Boulder,CO: Lynne Reinner Press, 2003
Osgood, D.E. Potential for climate education and forecasts in extension programs. Arizona State Report, Paper presented at Western Extension annual meetings, Las Vegas, NV, January 2003.
Osgood, D.E. "Upcoming Products: Climate and Ranch Financial Management" Drought Recovery Workshop. Arizona: Camp Verde. March 2003.
Peterson, J.M. and D.J. Bernardo. High Plains Aquifer Study Revisited: A 20-Year Retrospective for Western Kansas. Great Plains Research 13(2003): 179-97.
Peterson, J.M. and D.R. Steward. Modeling Coupled Hydrologic and Economic Processes in the Kansas High Plains. Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, Manhattan, KS, March 2003.
Peterson, J.M., R.N. Boisvert, and H. de Gorter. Multifunctionality and Optimal Environmental Policies for Agriculture in an Open Economy. Agriculture, Trade, and the WTO: Creating a Trading Environment for Development. M.D. Ingco, ed., Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2003.
Peterson, J.M., T.L. Marsh, and J.R. Williams. Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer: Efficiency, Equity, and Moral Motives. Choices First Quarter (2003): 15-18.
Ribaudo, M., J. Agapoff, and N. Gollehon. Land Application of Manure by Animal Feeding Operations: Is More Land Needed? Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58(2003):30-38.
Ribaudo, M., N. Gollehon, M. Aillery, J. Kaplan, R. Johansson, J. Agapoff, L. Christensen, V. Breneman, and M. Peters. Manure Management for Water Quality: Cost to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land. AER-824, Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. Farm-Size Characteristics of Western Irrigated Agriculture: Contributing to Water Conservation and Small Farm Policy Goals. Paper presented at Irrigation Association Technical Conference, San Diego, CA, 18-20 November, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. and C.L Sandretto. Structural Characteristics of Western Irrigated Agriculture: Implications for USDA Water Conservation and Small Farm Policy Goals. Paper presented at Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meetings, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 8-10 June, 2003.
Schaible, G.D. and M.P. Aillery. Irrigation Technology Transitions in the Mid-Plains States: Implications for Water Conservation/Water Quality Goals and Institutional Changes. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 19(2003).
Schaible, G.D., C. S. Kim, and S.G. Daberkow. Cost-Sharing of Improved Irrigation Technologies to Reduce Nonpoint-Source Pollution. Electronic Note, World Bank Website, WRM Group on Economic Incentives, www.worldbank.org/rural, 2003.
Schaible, G.D., C.S. Kim, and C.L. Sandretto. Western Irrigated Agriculture: Characteristics by Farm-Size Class. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, ERS website Data Product, 2003.
Schuck, E. and M. Frasier. Management Responses by Agricultural Producers During the 2002 Drought. Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural and Resource Policy Report APR 03-10, 2003
Schuck, E., M. Frasier, G. Green, and Blake Green. The Role of Water Quality and Institutional Structure in Irrigation Technology Choice. Paper presented at Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Denver, CO, 11-16 July, 2003.
Schuck, E., W.M. Frasier, and R. Webb. Preliminary Summary of the 2002 Colorado Drought Survey. Colorado Water 20(2003): 8-11.
Schuck, E.C. and G.P. Green. Conserving One Water Source at the Expense of Another: The Role of Surface Water Price in Adoption of Wells in a Conjunctive Use System. International Journal of Water Resource Development, 19(2003): 55-66.
Sheng, Z., A.M. Michelsen, M.P. Fahy and J. Ashworth. Conflicts and Cooperation: Water Resources Planning in Far West Texas. Paper presented at World Environmental and Water Resources Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, 23-26 June, 2003.
Smith, J.B., J. Lazo, and B.H. Hurd. The Difficulties of Estimating Global Non-Market Damages From Climate Change, Global Climate Change: The Science, Economics, and Politics, James Griffin, ed., pp. 114-139. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.
Stubbs, M.J., M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, J.R. Ellis, A.W. Sturdivant, J.R.C. Robinson, and L. Fernandez. Evolution of Irrigation Districts and Operating Institutions: Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas A&M University, Texas Water Resources Institute, TR-228, 2003.
Supalla, R.J. Institutional Arrangements to Improve Water Quality in Irrigated Agriculture. International Journal of Water Resources Development 19(2003).
Supalla, R.J. Irrigation Management Research Needs in an Era of Changing Water Use Priorities. Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, electronic publication, http://www.cafri.org., 2003.
Supalla, R.J., O. Yeboah, B. Klaus, J. Allen, V. Serveiss, and R.J.F. Bruins. Seeking Solutions for an Interstate Conflict over Water and Endangered Species: Platte River Watershed, Economics and Ecological Risk Assessment: Applications to Watershed Management. Bruins and Heberling, eds., Mike Newman Series on Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment. CRC Press, 2003.
U.S. Department of Economic Research Service. Effects of Federal Decisions that Limit Irrigation Water Supplies. Washington, DC, Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, April, 2003.
Ward, F.A. and J. Booker. Economic Costs and Benefits of Instream Flow Protection for Endangered Species in an International Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 39(2003): 427-440.
Wiebe, K. and N. Gollehon. Irrigation Economics, Global Encyclopedia of Water Science. B. A. Stewart and Terry Howell, eds., pp. 459-462, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
Wittler, J.C. Cooper and G.E. Cardon. Calibration of Electromagnetic Salinity Probes in an Irrigated, Gypsum-Dominated System. Poster presented at American Society of Agronomy annual meeting, Denver, CO., 2-6 November, 2003.