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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />applil'ation :tnd [;lrm production c,ist in the American \\'l'st. as more and more irrigatt'd <br />farms undl'rgo t('chnol()~y Ch~lfig(' cycles. <tdopt new farm man.lgcmcnt practices. and <br />innst priV:ltl' l'llflital in prndul'tion and n:lter l'fficicncy nll'aStlH'S <lnl! n'se.neh. Also. <br />many farms han' l'Olllhilll'd \'aluc-addl'd food proCl'ssing projl'cts \\ ith their nn.[:.nm <br />opt'rations or l'ntt.'nd into joint financial \cnturcs \\ ith food prol'l'ssin::: firms. Thl' \Vest's <br />modern in-igatcd f:lnn cmhran's st:ltt.'-of-thc-:lrt technical. business. and I1nandal <br />inno'"atiollS to produce the.' highest quality food prmJucts in Ihe world. :It the 11m cst cost <br />possihle for COnSUlltl'rs. <br /> <br />While the long-term uutlook suggests that the lfllal irrigated acreage in the West <br />ma~' relllam stahle ur slightly dl.'c1im', prim:lrily dm' to urhan and suhurhan land <br />deH'lopIlH'nt. production \\ iIIlikdy incrcasc. :IS production dficicncy g:lins are made and <br />IlCW agrinlltural technologies an' impleJTIentl.'d. .-\Iso. markl.'l dl.'IIHtlld--hoth domestil.' :me.] <br />forcil!,n--willlikdy imTI.':lse. rdh.'cting consumcrs' tasks for f"l';ldily anlilahk high-quality <br />food prodUl'ls. As slldl. SUIll/.' select areas "ithin the \Vest will likely l'\pand irrigated <br />:'Igriculture pmduction. ginn access to :lyailahle water supplies :Inll tlll' ahility to allcm for <br />w:lter transfers, whne water efficiency practices c:In ~'ield nl'W irrig:1t(.'d :lcre:lgc. <br /> <br />Economic. Benefit RevielU/Page-' <br />