Hydro-Economics of Agricultural Production

HYdro-EcoNomics of Agricultural Production (HYENA) is an USDA-funded project within the AFRI Water for Agriculture Challenge Area program that strives to understand the impact of climate, policy and agricultural markets on farmer choices, on food security, and on the regional hydrologic cycle in the State of Montana.

We align science, policy and technology to gain insight into the linkage between the hydroclimatic and agricultural systems at unprecendented spatial and temporal resolutions. Our objective is to develop and apply state-of-the-art decision support tools capable of informing how a range of climate, policy, and market scenarios will affect water availability, agricultural sustainabilitiy and rural livelihoods.