Landscapes, 2012

Landscapes is the award-winning customer magazine for 17 rural lending cooperatives in the five-state Texas Farm Credit District. Click on the links below to see some of my articles.

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A state-of-the-art irrigation system is designed to maximize returns
Summer 2012, Landscapes magazine

This won First Place, Informative/Investigative Feature, in the Cooperative Communicators Association’s 2013 Communications Contest, and was among the winners highlighted in the July/August 2013 issue of USDA’s Rural Cooperatives magazine.

Like a Duck to Water
For father-son farmers and hunters, storing surface water for irrigation is a natural choice
Summer 2012, Landscapes magazine

On Warrior’s Weekend, the Citizens Salute Injured Troops
Longtime Capital Farm Credit Customer Ron Kocian Commands Largest Event of Its Kind
Summer 2012, Landscapes Magazine, Capital Farm Credit centerspread

Above and Beyond
North Mississippi landowners Ronnie and Neil Young have created ideal wildlife habitat by following textbook conservation practices
Wildlife 2012, Landscapes magazine

Wisdom in the Wilds
Host of public television show guides viewers through Alabama’s natural history and heritage
Winter 2012, Landscapes magazine

Classic Cajun
Louisiana’s famous rice and crawfish are the soul of Gerard and Dana Frey’s expanding business
Winter 2012, Landscapes magazine

Dome on the Range
Texas Hill Country called to couple who dreamed of an observatory
Winter 2012, Landscapes magazine, Capital Farm Credit centerspread