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Identifying Opportunities to Improve a Local Farming System
Sustained droughts in many parts of the country have devastated badly needed agricultural production for 2022, and this has certainly been the case for Western Oklahoma where the states winter wheat is projected to decrease by as much as one-half (Boswell-Gore, 2022). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the sustainability of the current production of winter wheat in Western Oklahoma and to identify strategies that can be used to improve its sustainability in the future. Following this analysis, the paper summarizes the findings from the research in the conclusion.
What is the Big-Picture problem you are trying to solve or improve?
The western part of Oklahoma, including the Panhandle region, is experiencing a sustained drought that is devastating the winter wheat crop (Boswell-Gore, 2022) that is worth nearly half a billion dollars (Hefton, 2021).
Is it a water quality problem?
Water quality is not the problem affecting the winter wheat crop in Western Oklahoma at present.
Is it a soil loss problem?
Soil loss is not currently a problem in Western Oklahoma, although some parts of the Panhandle region of the state have been susceptible to wind-borne soil loss in the...…Although Oklahoma still features about 86,000 farms across the state, the majority of the population lives in urban settings including the Oklahoma and Tulsa conurbations.
Economic: Although Oklahoma remains a major agricultural state, it has diversified its economy in recent decades to include a major focus on health science research, alternative energy resources, and light manufacturing.
Conclusion
The economic impact of the winter wheat crop has diminished comparatively due to the diversification of the states economy but it still remains an important part of the states economy. Nevertheless, climate change is causing more extreme weather events and it is likely that Oklahomas drought will…
References
Boswell-Gore, A, (2022, May 23). Western Oklahoma faces wheat crop devastation. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2022/ western-oklahoma-faces-devastating-wheat-crop.html.
Hefton, B. (2021, September 14). State wheat crop worth $478.4 million. Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved from https://www.enidnews.com/news/ag_energy/state-wheat-crop-worth-478-4-million/article_888bf99e-14d3-11ec-8c5c-13905f0edaf0.html.
Water law and management in Oklahoma. (2020). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Retrieved from https://www.owrb.ok.gov/supply/ocwp/pdf_ocwp/WaterPlanUpdate/joint_ committee/WATER%20LAW_MANAGEMENT%20IN%20OKLAHOMA.pdf.
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