A John Deere Publication A John Deere PublicationIssue: January 2025
AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY
Sweet Music
By themselves, cover crop species like sorghum sudan, sunflowers, and buckwheat are akin to a single instrument making music: interesting, but nothing special.
Yet together, these plants—plus the 20 or so additional species in Tyler Tobald's mix of cover crops after winter wheat harvest—blend together like a symphony of colors, textures, and sizes in the field.
AGRICULTURE
Agronomy on Ice
Agronomy, ice fishing, and tailgating on a frozen North Dakota lake.
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AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION
Numbers You Should Know
Financial statements make a big difference with lenders and tax preparers.
AGRICULTURE, SPECIALTY/NICHE
Freeze Dried Success
Small Vancouver Island farm goes gourmet with freeze-dried meals.
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK/POULTRY
Beef on the Outskirts
Young Quebec couple builds a thriving freezer beef business at the edge of Montreal's northern suburbs.
Rural Living, Specialty/Niche
Llama Drama on the City Lawn
"Are there really going to be llamas at the library?" five-year-old Collins Christy shrieked in excitement after her mom told her their Saturday plans. "I hope they don't eat all the books!"
Meanwhile, sounds of summer construction blend with the hum of five happy llamas catching curious glances from those passing by. It's not every day people see big, furry creatures enjoying a grassy spot outside their Minneapolis neighborhood library.
AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY
Poop to Power
Straus Creamery scales methane projects to small dairies.
AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION
Eared Cattle Earn Swiss Bells
Zebu cattle tread lightly on highly erodible Swiss pastures.
AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION
Corn & Blooms
A wish for more bouquets turns into a new farm legacy.
AGRICULTURE
On the Road Again
A day in the life of a service technician.
SPECIALITY/NICHE
FFA and John Deere
Cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders.
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.
