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<br />Given TRT Mission and Needs of <br />Direct Parties, How Do Alternative Ag <br />Transfer Mechanisms Stack Up? <br /> <br />Alternative Irrigation/ Significant disadvantage to farmers, <br />----. <br />Cropping Practices Uncertainty of yield, up-front planning needed <br /> <br />Water Bank ----. Tough to get going, limited applicability, <br />uncertain benefits to TRT mission <br /> <br />Purchase/Leaseback ----. Works well, transition to dryland <br /> <br />ISA's ----. Shortcomings to both parties <br /> <br />Limited to larger irrigated tracts, <br />Rotational Fallowing ----. <br />Higher transaction costs <br /> <br />Discussion: How Far Should You Go <br />I n Promoting the Alternative Ag <br />Transfer Mechanisms? <br /> <br />Opinions, Biases and Prejudices: <br /> <br />a. Agricultural efficiency/cropping practices <br />Justifiable for other reasons, impractical as buy-dry alternative <br /> <br />b. Water banking <br />Best for temporary transfers, weak link to TRT goals <br /> <br />c. Purchases/leaseback <br />Works best, transition to buy-dry alternative <br /> <br />d. ISA <br />Significant drawbacks to direct parties <br /> <br />e. Rotational fallowing <br />Recognizing its drawbacks, your best bet <br /> <br />13 <br />