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©Agriculture Consortium of Texas SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION of PLAYA BASINS on the TEXAS HIGH PLAINS

by J. P. Quillin, R. E. Zartman, E. B. Fish
"... There are approximately 20,500 playa basins on the Texas High Plains. The position, distribution, and alignment of playa basins can be observed on maps or aerial photographs. Latitude and longitude coordinates, in degrees, for the center of mass of each playa were the inputs used to quantify the spa ..."
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There are approximately 20,500 playa basins on the Texas High Plains. The position, distribution, and alignment of playa basins can be observed on maps or aerial photographs. Latitude and longitude coordinates, in degrees, for the center of mass of each playa were the inputs used to quantify

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL RISK OF COTTON PRODUCERS IN THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS

by Ginger Sides, Phillip Johnson
"... Production agriculturalists must manage both biological and financial resources to maintain profitable operations. Since producers are price takers and are subject to yield variations due to uncertain weather conditions, the added business risk needs to be offset with lower financial risks to mainta ..."
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probability of failure. The objective of this study was to estimate the levels of business and financial risk for producers in the Texas High Plains. The distribution of net cash flows and term debt payments of producers were analyzed to estimate the relationship between busi-ness and financial risk. Results

Agriculture in the Texas High Plains depends entirely on the Ogallala Aquifer. Texas enacted

by Biswa R. Das, David B. Willis, Jeffrey Johnson
"... water conservation legislation to address declining reserves in the aquifer. We developed an integrated regional water policy model that links a hydrology model with an economic op-timization model to estimate policy impacts with respect to economic cost and water con-servation. Testing the effectiv ..."
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: integrated regionalwater policymodel, TexasHighPlains,water conservation policy, hydrology model, economic optimization model, Ogallala Aquifer, tax policy, quota policy

COTTON GIN TRASH AVAILABILITY ON THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION

by Curtis Wilde, Jeff Johnson, Michael Farmer
"... As the demand for bioenergy increases, agricultural products are being studied to determine their feasibility for use in producing bioenergy. One of the most important factors in the feasibility of the use of any product for bioenergy production is that crop’s availability. Gin trash has been shown ..."
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to have potential as a boiler or combustion unit fuel, useful in electricity production; additionally, it has also shown to have potential use in ethanol production. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the availability of cotton gin trash in 30 counties located on the Texas High Plains

Economic Evaluation of Short Season Bollgard ® Cotton Cultivars on the Texas High Plains

by J. Scott Armstrong, Randal K. Boman, Phillip N. Johnson, Jason Blackshear
"... An economic evaluation was conducted on near isolines of cotton cultivars that did or did not contain Bollgard ® technology for their usefulness in the defense of cotton bollworms Helicoverpa (=Heliothis) zea (Boddie), tobacco budworms Heliothis virescens (F.) and other insect pests at a northern an ..."
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and southern location of the Texas High Plains. The most intense insect pressure came from beet armyworms Spodoptera exigua (Hubner), an insect not targeted for Bollgard ® control, in the southern location. Conventional insecticide applications saved an average 178 lb/ac of lint cotton, but were

REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRRIGATED VERSUS DRYLAND AGRICULTURE IN THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS

by Jay Yates, Jackie Smith, Jeff Pate, Justin A. Weinheimer, Rebekka Dudensing, J. W. Johnson
"... The Texas High Plains has a long history of generating significant economic activity through agricultural production that is highly dependent on the water resources of the Ogallala Aquifer. Ground water supplies in the region are declining to the point where irrigated agriculture may not be present ..."
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The Texas High Plains has a long history of generating significant economic activity through agricultural production that is highly dependent on the water resources of the Ogallala Aquifer. Ground water supplies in the region are declining to the point where irrigated agriculture may not be present

Utility of thermal sharpening over Texas high plains irrigated agricultural fields

by unknown authors
"... [1] Irrigated crop production in the Texas high plains (THP) is dependent on water extracted from the Ogallala Aquifer, an area suffering from sever water shortage. Water management in this area is therefore highly important. Thermal satellite imagery at high temporal (daily) and high spatial (100 m ..."
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[1] Irrigated crop production in the Texas high plains (THP) is dependent on water extracted from the Ogallala Aquifer, an area suffering from sever water shortage. Water management in this area is therefore highly important. Thermal satellite imagery at high temporal (daily) and high spatial (100

Utility of thermal sharpening over Texas high plains irrigated agricultural fields

by unknown authors
"... [1] Irrigated crop production in the Texas high plains (THP) is dependent on water extracted from the Ogallala Aquifer, an area suffering from sever water shortage. Water management in this area is therefore highly important. Thermal satellite imagery at high temporal (daily) and high spatial (100 m ..."
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[1] Irrigated crop production in the Texas high plains (THP) is dependent on water extracted from the Ogallala Aquifer, an area suffering from sever water shortage. Water management in this area is therefore highly important. Thermal satellite imagery at high temporal (daily) and high spatial (100

Estimating Reference Evapotranspiration for Irrigation Management in the Texas High Plains

by Daniel Holman, Mohan Sridharan, Prasanna Gowda, Dana Porter, Thomas Marek, Terry Howell, Jerry Moorhead
"... Accurate estimates of daily crop evapotranspiration (ET) are needed for efficient irrigation management in regions where crop water demand exceeds rainfall. Daily grass or alfalfa reference ET values and crop coefficients are widely used to estimate crop water demand. Inaccurate reference ET estimat ..."
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and the reference ET computed by ET networks. Using data from the Texas High Plains region in the U.S., we demonstrate significant improvement in estimation accuracy in comparison with baseline regression models typically used for irrigation management applications. 1

2009 State Silage Corn Performance Test in the Texas High Plains

by Wenwei Xu, Thomas Marek, Bruce Spinhirne, Bruce Carlson, Travis John, Brent Bean, Dennis Pietsch
"... Texas planted 2.35 million acres of corn in 2009. Silage corn acreage in Texas has doubled from 70,000 acres since 1995. Most of this increase has occurred in the High Plains. The number of dairies located in this region has more than doubled since 2000. Seven of the top milk producing counties in T ..."
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Texas planted 2.35 million acres of corn in 2009. Silage corn acreage in Texas has doubled from 70,000 acres since 1995. Most of this increase has occurred in the High Plains. The number of dairies located in this region has more than doubled since 2000. Seven of the top milk producing counties
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