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Optimal Irrigation Pivot Location on Irregularly Shaped Fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

L. Upton Hatch ,
William E. Hardy Jr. ,
Eugene W. Rochester  and
Gregory C. Johnson
L. Upton Hatch
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Auburn University
William E. Hardy Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Auburn University
Eugene W. Rochester
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Auburn University
Gregory C. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Auburn University
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Abstract

Although annual rainfall in the Southeast is adequate, its distribution is a potential constraint to agricultural production. Farmers require production information concerning efficient use of irrigation technology adapted to regional growing conditions. Selection of optimal position, size, and number of pivots in center pivot irrigation systems poses special problems on small, irregularly shaped fields. In the southeastern United States, field size and shape are often varied and irregular. A mixed integer programming model was constructed to assist in irrigation investment decisions. The model is illustrated using irrigated peanut production in southeast Alabama. Results indicate the importance of economic engineering considerations.

Keywords

mixed integer programmingsupplemental irrigationeconomic engineering
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Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , December 1985 , pp. 163 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1985

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