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Cover of the December 2024 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

December 2024

The December 2024 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, covers a wide range of farm stories, from a large beef operation branching into a Belted cattle niche to the pioneering spirit of Alaskan producers. Other pieces look at reducing nutrient runoff, growing produce in corn and soybean country, garden therapy programs, and food traditions like Spanish ham and Vermont-made beer. It closes with the regular Tech@Work column on Precision Ag Essentials.

Livestock and niche marketsConservation and nutrient managementFood and drink traditionsFarming in challenging placesFamily and community on the farm

Every story in December 2024

All 16 stories from this issue. The 6 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

Both Sides Now — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
Both Sides Now
Big beef outfit branches off into Belties niche.
Farmers weighing a specialty market will want to see how a big beef outfit branched into a Belties niche.
LivestockFarm Business & Markets
Farming Today's Alaska — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
Farming Today's Alaska
Boom or bust, there's no cooling the pioneering optimism of Alaskan producers.
A look at the optimism of Alaskan producers who farm through boom-or-bust conditions.
Crops & AgronomyFarm Life & Family
For Greater Good — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
For Greater Good
Buffers, pollinators, and bioreactors reduce nutrient runoff.
Practical reading on buffers, pollinators, and bioreactors that reduce nutrient runoff.
Soil & WaterConservation & Sustainability
A Helping Hand — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
A Helping Hand
Gardeners share their skills with patients in garden therapy program.
Highlights gardeners sharing their skills with patients through a garden therapy program.
Health & Well-BeingSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Produce on the Plains — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
Produce on the Plains
Food crops thrive in corn and soybean country.
Shows how food crops can thrive in traditional corn and soybean country.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureCrops & Agronomy
A Taste of Place — The Furrow, December 2024
Worth your time
A Taste of Place
Vasilos Gletsos' beer provides—literally—a taste of rural Vermont.
Follows how Vasilos Gletsos brews beer that captures the flavor of rural Vermont.
Food & DrinkFarm Business & Markets
So Classic, So Modern — The Furrow, December 2024
So Classic, So Modern
Ancient olive oil has everything today's consumers want.
Food & DrinkSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Day Life — The Furrow, December 2024
Day Life
Behind the scenes with John Deere's archivist.
John Deere & HeritageHistory & Culture
Farmers Fueling the Future — The Furrow, December 2024
Farmers Fueling the Future
How a late-night conversation changed things.
Farm Life & FamilyConservation & Sustainability
A Fresh Palette — The Furrow, December 2024
A Fresh Palette
Creative family returns to farm life.
Farm Life & FamilySpecialty Crops & Horticulture
High on the Hog — The Furrow, December 2024
High on the Hog
Patience turns Spanish ham into gastronomic art.
Food & Drink
Leather Master — The Furrow, December 2024
Leather Master
Patience turns Spanish ham into gastronomic art.
Food & Drink
Legacy Wheat — The Furrow, December 2024
Legacy Wheat
Big beef outfit branches off into Belties niche.
Crops & AgronomyFood & Drink
Off the Court — The Furrow, December 2024
Off the Court
Big beef outfit branches off into Belties niche.
LivestockFarm Business & Markets
A Sport of Beauty — The Furrow, December 2024
A Sport of Beauty
Grace, athleticism...and a cloud of dust.
History & Culture
Tech@Work — The Furrow, December 2024
Tech@Workregular column
Enhancing the future of farming efficiency through Precision Ag Essentials.
Tech@Work Column

The Furrow is published by John Deere. Koenig Equipment is an independent John Deere dealer and is not the publisher. Story headlines and summaries are John Deere's; the issue overviews on this site are written by Koenig Equipment. Read full stories at deere.com.

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