LE SILLON

A John Deere Publication

Issue: December 2022

Agriculture, Farm Operation

The Other Side of the Coin

After you know your numbers...

Rural Living, Specialty/Niche

Limestone Cowboy

An artisan continues limestone craftsmanship.

Agriculture, Education

Sankofa Farms

Cultivating ag skills and aspirations for Black youth.

person nudging ice blocks in water with antique pike

RURAL LIVING, SPECIALTY/NICHE

A Chilly Harvest

The tradition of ice harvest.

person jumping in the air

RURAL LIVING, SPECIALTY/NICHE

Dancing for Joy

Gurdeep Pandher and the power of positivity.

a woman outside at sunset looking at a tablet

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dairy farm with cows and silo in the distance

SPECIALTY/NICHE

Selling Off the Farm

But decades later, the cattle remain.

worker lifting box of produce

AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY

Building Bonds

Innovation drives Southern California food hub and regenerative farms.

hands holding plant with roots exposed

AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION

Water in the End Rows

Next generation builds hydroponic greenhouse in parents' field.

RURAL LIVING, SPECIALTY/NICHE

Snowshoe Artist

The first snows of winter are just around the corner. Anyone who lives in a northern region has two choices, they can either complain about the weather (an ever-popular Canadian pastime) or embrace it. Kim Asmussen loves winter, the avid outdoorsman can hardly wait for the snow to start to fall. It gives the retired school principal from Schreiber, Ontario—a small village on the rugged north shore of Lake Superior—a fresh canvas to create his works of art on, one step at a time.

closeup of grains and two people smiling

AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Small Grains, Big Questions

WSU Breadlab researchers tackle opportunities for cereals.

person sliding barn door

AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION

Fast Feed

Ingenious self-serve bar streamlines winter feeding.

closeup of dairy cow

AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION

Bottling Success

Starting a unique bottling facility stabilized farm.

engineering farmer handling robot

AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Cultivating Engineers

Engineer farmer brings high-tech science to rural kids.

aerial image of field with row crops

AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY

Building Resilience

Soil health practices boost this farm's ability to overcome adverse weather.

aerial view of street intersection

AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Giving Back

How community foundations help rural communities thrive.

person smiling in front of Deere tractor

AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY

Passion leads to Impact

Sustainability and Andy Greenlee

Deere Gator Utility Vehicle in field

AG TECH, AGRICULTURE

Tech@Work

New AutoTrac™ Ready John Deere Gator™ Brings Precision Ag Technology to Utility Vehicles

geometric pattern in snow
The Furrow December 2022

About The Furrow

The Furrow was first established by John Deere Company in 1895 as “A Journal for the American Farmer.” The goal of the magazine remains the same - to tell stories that people enjoy reading and provide them with knowledge that they can apply in their operations.

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