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<br />... <br /> <br />Irrigated Agriculture: <br />Estimated Acreage Reduction <br /> <br />Basin Total Irrigated Forecast of Economic <br /> Acres Reduced Acres Activity ($/ac) <br />Arkansas 538,100 47,500 $350 <br />Republican 561,271 32,000 $495 <br />River <br />Rio Grande 632,700 80,00 $1,127 <br />East South 442,229 159,500 $690 <br />Platte <br /> <br />Can you multiply acres and economic activity? <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />How might the lost economic activity <br />be replaced/mitigated? <br /> <br />o Temporary vs. Permanent Transfer <br />. Dry Year Options <br />. Fallow Rotations <br /> <br />o Lump Sum Transfers <br />. To Whom? Technology Investment <br />. Same revenues, reduced land base <br /> <br />o Market Access <br />. Direct Marketing, Cropping Innovation <br /> <br />o Expanding the Economic Base <br />. Entrepreneurship <br />. Infrastructure <br />. Health Care (Mental/Physical) <br /> <br />5 <br />