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Cover of the February 2024 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

February 2024

The February 2024 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, is a themed issue on agriculture and brain health. It covers the mental and emotional side of farm life, including stress, anger, mental strength, movement, and the value of community and good teammates. It also looks at practical matters like passing the farm down to non-family members.

Farmer mental and brain healthStress, anger, and depressionCommunity and family resilienceFarm legacy and successionEmotional intelligence and teamwork

Every story in February 2024

All 12 stories from this issue. The 6 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

Anger Management — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Anger Management
Finding ways to maintain your inner peace.
It offers ways to maintain your inner peace during the pressures of farm work.
Health & Well-Being
Change it Up — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Change it Up
Movement reduces your aches & pains.
A useful reminder that movement can reduce the aches and pains that come with physical farm work.
Health & Well-Being
Lasting Legacy — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Lasting Legacy
How to pass the farm down to non-family members.
Practical reading for anyone weighing how to pass the farm down to non-family members.
Farm Business & MarketsFarm Life & Family
Mental Strength — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Mental Strength
Developing mental strength in the hardest chapter of my life.
A first-person account of developing mental strength during a difficult chapter, offering perspective others can relate to.
Health & Well-Being
Out of the Darkness — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Out of the Darkness
Stress from unstable work conditions coupled with financial strain, isolation, and work/life imbalance can crank up into panic or unravel into depression.
It addresses how unstable work conditions, financial strain, isolation, and work/life imbalance can lead to panic or depression, a reality many farmers face.
Health & Well-Being
Teammates — The Furrow, February 2024
Worth your time
Teammates
The right teammates can make the difference between wins and losses on the farm.
It explains how the right teammates can make the difference between wins and losses on the farm.
Farm Business & MarketsFarm Life & Family
Agriculture and Brain Health — The Furrow, February 2024
Agriculture and Brain Health
Learn more about agriculture and brain health in The Furrow's February 2024 themed issue.
Health & Well-Being
All Work and No Play...Is No Joke — The Furrow, February 2024
All Work and No Play...Is No Joke
Embracing fun, community, music, and creativity grows resilient farm families at all ages and stages.
Farm Life & FamilyHealth & Well-Being
Tech @ Work — The Furrow, February 2024
Tech @ Workregular column
The human brain + precision ag = a winning combination.
Tech@Work ColumnTechnology & Precision Ag
Your Top Tool — The Furrow, February 2024
Your Top Tool
The most important tool in your shed is the one in your head. Keep it sharp.
Health & Well-Being
Touchy Feely Stuff — The Furrow, February 2024
Touchy Feely Stuff
Understanding the importance of emotional intelligence.
Health & Well-Being
Two of a Kind — The Furrow, February 2024
Two of a Kind
How two neighbors united during a trying time.
Farm Life & FamilyHealth & Well-Being

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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