Landscapes, 2014

Landscapes is the award-winning customer magazine for 14 rural lending cooperatives in the five-state Texas Farm Credit District. Click on the links below to see some of my articles.

DoguetLayoutGoing With the Grain
A family that grows and mills rice finds new markets for one of world’s staple foods
Summer 2014, Landscapes magazine

This won First Place, Informative/Investigative Feature, in the Cooperative Communicators Association’s 2015 Communications Contest

Everything Under the Sun
Solar energy generates $15,000 a year for Alabama farm
Summer 2014, Landscapes magazine

The Tastes of Texas
William Chris Vineyards captures state’s distinctive regional flavors in award-winning wines
Winter 2014, Landscapes magazine

Raising Cane
One of Louisiana’s oldest industries has its roots in state’s Sugar Belt
Winter 2014, Landscapes magazine

Tax Strategy Is an Easy Sell
A 1031 exchange can defer capital gains taxes when selling, reinvesting in rural property
Winter 2014, Landscapes magazine