Irrigated agriculture is a major economic contributor of the High Plains Region and it
primarily relies on the High Plains Aquifer as a source of water. Over time, areas of the High …

Nitrate-nitrogen leached from the root zone of land in intensive corn production is a major
groundwatercontaminant in some of the intensively irrigated regions of the western Cornbelt …

Deficit irrigation (DI) is an agronomic practice in which the volume of irrigation water applied
is below maximum yield requirements, usually during drought-sensitive growth stages. DI is …

Agricultural groundwater use is increasingly being restricted to address the negative impacts
of pumping on instream flows for downstream users, endangered species habitat, and …

Because dwindling water supplies are limiting crop production, a field study was conducted
during 2005-2009 in southwest Kansas to determine the yield response of corn to irrigation …

Crop water production functions (CWPFs) are often expressed as crop yield vs. consumptive
water use or irrigation water applied. CWPFs are helpful for optimizing management of …

Because dwindling water supplies are limiting crop production, a field study was conducted
during 2005-2009 in southwest Kansas to determine the yield response of grain sorghum to …

Highlights Deficit irrigation may maximize net income when irrigation water supplies are
limited or expensive. Water production functions are used with economic parameters to …

A field study was conducted for eight years in southwest Kansas near Garden City to
measure the response of corn and grain sorghum to limited irrigation in the region. An …

For irrigation managers with limited water resources, irrigation management decisions begin
well before theirrigation season. Irrigation managers with limited water supplies from …