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The article discusses three investment options for agricultural landowners which include making capital improvements on current land holdings, investing money in certificates of deposit and interest-bearing money market accounts, and waiting for the right piece of land to purchase rather than something immediately available not best suited to needs.

The article provides information on Producer's Information Exchange (PIE) tour program organized by the annual National Cotton Council including diversity of agricultural landscape and production of cotton.

The article evaluates the Power Lok landscaping system from Core Outdoor Power that includes a drive unit and trimming and leaf and debris blowing attachments.

The article discusses specific points and perspectives the author covered when he served on a panel with agricultural lenders during the annual WebEquity Solutions client conference. It notes that greed is alive in the agricultural landscape with many individuals getting caught up in the undisciplined pursuit of more. It indicates that the next generation of agriculturalists will be how they handle the next economic crisis coming to agriculture.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of seeing the changes in the agricultural landscape along U.S. Highway 82, which connects most of the country to Interstate-75 and routes to the Florida beaches and entertainment centers.

The article discusses a study on managed honey bees and wild bees by 50 international researchers from 20 countries that was published in the March 2013 issue of the journal "Science." It inform that the researchers have found that managed honey bees are not as successful at pollinating crops as wild insects, primarily wild bees. The article also suggests that the continuing loss of wild insects in many agricultural landscapes has negative consequences for crop harvests.

The article offers information on the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) by the California Farm Service Agency (FSA). The sign-up for the CRP will begin on May 20, 2013 and end on June 14, 2013. The program is intended to protect environmentally sensitive lands from erosion. As of 2013, an estimated 27 million acres of land are enrolled in CRP across the U.S.

The article discusses observations on surveying the agricultural landscape in the Midwest and the visit with 2,000 producers in the area. It mentions the dry foliage and topsoil in the Upper Midwest as similar to the Southwest with Minnesota dry soil worked down by nearly 10 feet while the 20-30% annual land appreciation look unsustainable. It also notes the concern of agricultural producers on tax increases in 2013.

The article reports that the Texas Agricultural Land Trust has launched the Coastal Land Legacy Initiative to help adress losing of agricultural lands in Texas.

The article focuses on the importance of terraces for avoiding soil erosion in farmland. It focuses on the design of earlier terraces which diverted water to a stabilized ditch or meadow strip and prevented water from picking up soil. It focuses on the use of no-till for avoiding soil erosion, which is effective when planted on contour. It also focuses on the use of cover crop mixes for improving soil's infiltration rates and water-holding capacity.

The article offers insights on how longleaf pines can enhance a landowner's property. It asserts that for landowners who engage in long-term, multiple-use resource management goals and integrating longleaf pine in the land offers one of the most insect, disease, and fire resistant pines creating an ideal habitat for plants and wildlife. It also offers a few factors to consider to raise the potential for success in planting which include seedling choice, site preparation, and planting methods.

The article focuses on work of Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) to promote land management practices regardless of climate variability, to provide tools and information to agricultural professionals by the Tool Shed website and provide newsletters on working land management workshops.

Focuses on the efforts of the California Alfalfa & Forage Association to protect the farmlands in California. Concerns of state Senator Jeff Denham on the shrinking farmland areas in the state; Impact on the decline of the acreage of farmlands to the alfalfa industry; Highlights of the California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium; Contact information.

The article discusses Kaplan, Louisiana farmer Christian Richard's participation in Louisiana's Master Farmer Program. Topics include Richard's development of a resource management system (RMS) plan with the help of Master Farmer Program coordinator Ernest Girouard and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and Richard's sustainable production of rice, soybean, and crawfish.

The article evaluates GPS Ready PRO2 Pivot Control Panel and GPS AutoPilot Linear Control Panel from the company Valley Irrigation.

The article focuses on the benefits that properly managed brush provide for wildlife cover. Brush can be managed and maintained to make it more attractive to wildlife. Vegetation along fencecrows promotes a living fence that small mammals and a variety of songbirds need for cover and travel corridors. Brush should also be kept along field borders.

The article reports on Zinpro Performance Minerals' program Zinpro FED (Feed Efficiency Determinator). It sets a new course in the ration management landscape by providing a clearer picture of the true feed efficiency value in a ration. It allows users to correct for a host of factors that affect feed efficiency.

The article focuses on the differences between the U.S. and Brazilian farm management. The Brazilian soybean landscape were significantly bigger than the ones used in the U.S. crop production areas. The soybeans were being harvested adjacent to fields in which the soybeans have been planted. Brazilian farmers practiced a wider window planting than most U.S. farmers.