A John Deere Publication

Issue: Feb 2024

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Agriculture, Education

Your Top Tool

No matter how new your combine or how high-tech your seeder, your most intricate and valuable tool is the one between your ears: your brain. Ironically, most people spend much more time and effort attending to their mechanical and electronic tools than to their brains.

Bad move, says agricultural engineer and safety and health expert John Shutske at the University of Wisconsin.

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All Work and No Play…Is No Joke

Embracing fun, community, music, and creativity grows resilient farm families at all ages and stages.

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Lasting Legacy

How to pass the farm down to non-family members.

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AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Out of the Darkness

A reprint from November 2018 but a story worth telling again.

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AGRICULTURE, FARM OPERATION

Teammates

The right teammates can make the difference between wins and losses on the farm.

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Agriculture

Mental Strength

Developing it in the hardest chapter of my life.

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AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Change it Up

Movement reduces your aches & pains.

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AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Anger Management

Finding ways to maintain your inner peace.

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AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION

Touchy Feely Stuff

Understanding the importance of emotional intelligence.

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AGRICULTURE

Two of a Kind

How two neighbors united during a trying time.

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AGRICULTURE, AG TECH

Tech@Work

The human brain + precision ag = a winning combination.

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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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