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Cover of the Spring 2024 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

Spring 2024

The Spring 2024 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, gathers 19 stories that range across specialty farming, conservation, and livestock. Readers will find features on maple syrup, ghee, popcorn, canola, bison, and compost, alongside practical pieces on strip till, data-driven farming, and lessons from conservation practices.

Specialty and niche cropsConservation and soil practicesLivestock and heritage animalsFamily farm legacy across generationsData and technology on the farm

Every story in Spring 2024

All 19 stories from this issue. The 6 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

For the Love of Syrup — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
For the Love of Syrup
Peter Freeman's and Danielle Weber's sugar shack near Elginburg, Ontario, is a magical place during the maple syrup harvest. .
A close look at Peter Freeman's and Danielle Weber's sugar shack near Elginburg, Ontario, during the maple syrup harvest.
Food & DrinkFarm Life & Family
Lessons Learned — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
Lessons Learned
What Andy and Don Linder have learned from conservation practices.
Andy and Don Linder share what they have learned from conservation practices, useful for Customers considering similar steps.
Conservation & SustainabilityFarm Life & Family
Mission Abundance — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
Mission Abundance
Master gardener evangelizes the power of compost to food-insecure communities worldwide.
A master gardener makes the case for compost and its impact on food-insecure communities worldwide.
Soil & WaterSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Moving Mainstream — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
Moving Mainstream
Will strip till's time ever come?
A look at whether strip till's time has come helps Customers weigh the practice for their own fields.
Conservation & SustainabilitySoil & Water
Popcorn is Poppin' — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
Popcorn is Poppin'
The Fitkin family has cracked a fun farming niche.
The Fitkin family shows how they built a niche in popcorn, of interest to Customers exploring specialty crops.
Crops & AgronomyFarm Business & Markets
Ups Downs — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth your time
Ups Downs
What past water level swings have taught us.
A review of past water level swings and what they can teach farmers managing changing conditions.
Weather & Climate
Crystal Clear — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Crystal Clear
Ghee takes butter to a new—and very ancient—level.
Food & Drink
Distilling Legacy — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Distilling Legacy
Interlocking the advancements of each generation with the next in mind.
Food & DrinkFarm Life & Family
Enjoy View — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Enjoy View
Canola gets a photo op.
Crops & Agronomy
Fervor Feathers — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Fervor Feathers
Birding has never been more popular.
Ag Tourism & EducationHistory & Culture
High-Altitude Hatching — The Furrow, Spring 2024
High-Altitude Hatching
A nurse cracks fowl problem bringing healthy chicks to fellow high-altitude farmers.
Livestock
Hilltop Heaven — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Hilltop Heaven
This lodge provides a glimpse of North Dakota prairie paradise.
Ag Tourism & Education
Living History — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Living History
A rancher champions the American bison's enduring legacy.
LivestockHistory & Culture
Next Hop — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Next Hop
Growing for six generations.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Life & Family
Show 'Em Your Appreciation — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Show 'Em Your Appreciation
Thank your workers when they go the extra mile for you.
Farm Business & MarketsHealth & Well-Being
Sustainable Milk Production — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Sustainable Milk Production
John Deere and DeLaval form strategic partnership.
LivestockJohn Deere & Heritage
Tech@Work — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Tech@Workregular column
Growing more with less—the power of data.
Tech@Work Column
Trifecta — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Trifecta
Prolific plants, warmblood sporthorses, and Highland cattle make for a winning triumvirate.
LivestockSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Worth Wait — The Furrow, Spring 2024
Worth Wait
The benefits of balansa build day by day.
Conservation & SustainabilityCrops & Agronomy

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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