Today's farmers produce enough food and fiber to feed themselves, the rest of the country, and a significant proportion of the world's population. Examples include greenhouse and poultry industries in East Texas, vegetable and citrus production in the Rio Grande Valley, cotton production in Brazos Bottoms, dairy farming in Erath County, etc.
Production systems tend to repeat continuously on the same tracts.
Crop rotations not generally practiced. The market place demands blemish-free produce. Has impact on land clearing for agricultural production and forestry, development for housing, sports hunting, international movement of plants and animals. Section 404 Attempts to preserve wetlands - marshes, swamps, bogs and other similar areas because of their effects on environmental remediation, habitat preservation, and biological activity. Administered by State Departments of Agriculture with training for certification provided by Extension services.