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Between 1964 and 2017, corn and soybeans replaced alfalfa and cotton as the most commonly irrigated crops

  • by R. Aaron Hrozencik and Marcel Aillery
  • 1/12/2022
  • Irrigation & Water Use
  • Farm Practices & Management
  • Natural Resources & Environment
  • Crops
Line graph showing harvested acres irrigated in millions of acres from 1964 to 2017 for corn (grain), cotton, alfalfa hay, orchards, and soybeans.

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Line graph showing harvested acres irrigated in millions of acres from 1964 to 2017 for corn (grain), cotton, alfalfa hay, orchards, and soybeans.

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