Agricultural water conservation statutes are emerging in the West encouraging private
irrigators to improve on‐farm irrigation efficiency as a basinwide conservation measure. We …

Climate change, uncertain future water supplies, growing population, and increased water
demands continue to raise the importance of finding cost-effective water conservation …

Charging farmers increasing block prices for irrigation deliveries is advocated as a means of
encouraging agricultural water conservation in the West. We formulate a model of a …

In recent years, several researchers have introduced new terms describing irrigation
efficiency to enhance the information available when evaluating water policy alternatives …

Public subsidies for promoting the adoption of water‐conserving on‐farm irrigation
technologies are frequently cited as means for making additional water available for higher …

A current policy subsidizes farmers to invest in improved on‐farm irrigation efficiency,
expecting water to be conserved off farm. Contrary to expectation, water has been …

Recent Bureau of Reclamation policies encourage or require irrigation districts to adopt
price conservation incentives. Using unpublished survey results and new district-level …

This research analyzes two groundwater conservation policies in the Kansas High Plains
located within the Ogallala aquifer: 1) cost-share assistance to increase irrigation efficiency; …

Climate change, water supply limits, and continued population growth have intensified the
search for measures to conserve water in irrigated agriculture, the world's largest water user …

We study how institutions such as water rights can complement new irrigation technologies
in promoting the sustainability of US agriculture. Using data from the Ogallala‐High Plains …