Cover of the Summer 2024 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

Summer 2024

The Summer 2024 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, brings together stories on crop nutrition, livestock health, regenerative farming, and the technology and history shaping agriculture. It ranges from practical field topics like sulfur management and herd health to profiles of family operations and food producers across the country.

Soil and crop nutritionLivestock health and managementRegenerative and sustainable farmingFarm technology and satellitesFamily farms and food producers

Every story in Summer 2024

All 18 stories from this issue. The 5 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

Reaching for the Stars — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Worth your time
Reaching for the Stars
StarWalker Organic Farms shares regenerative story with beef and pork fans nationwide.
StarWalker Organic Farms shares a regenerative approach while reaching beef and pork customers nationwide.
LivestockConservation & SustainabilityFarm Business & Markets
Spotlight on Sulfur — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Worth your time
Spotlight on Sulfur
The missing ingredient in many row crop nutrient plans.
It addresses a missing ingredient in many nutrient plans that could affect your bottom line.
Soil & WaterCrops & Agronomy
Stressing Herd Health — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Worth your time
Stressing Herd Health
Prevent, observe, and adapt to stay ahead in challenging conditions.
It offers ways to prevent, observe, and adapt to keep livestock healthy in challenging conditions.
Livestock
A View from Above — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Worth your time
A View from Above
The stars align for satellites to open a world of opportunity.
It explains how satellites are opening new opportunities for farmers.
Technology & Precision Ag
A Yield for the Record Books — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Worth your time
A Yield for the Record Books
Virginia corn grower does it again.
A Virginia corn grower posts another strong yield, of interest to anyone chasing better production.
Crops & Agronomy
Another Important Bee — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Another Important Bee
1,500 years of tree ring data shows wild climate swings on the prairies.
Conservation & SustainabilityWeather & Climate
Babettes Sweet Legacy — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Babettes Sweet Legacy
New England meets Iceland in this family's handmade skyr.
Food & DrinkFarm Life & Family
Car Park Produce — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Car Park Produce
RISE Farm is Wichita's first rooftop farm.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Business & Markets
Catering Market — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Catering Market
Eng family finds success anticipating public demand.
Farm Business & MarketsFood & Drink
Floating Harvest — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Floating Harvest
Following the call to wild rice.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureHistory & Culture
Land Extremes — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Land Extremes
1,500 years of tree ring data shows wild climate swings on the prairies.
Weather & ClimateHistory & Culture
Lords of the Manor — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Lords of the Manor
Cat-proofing your home.
Farm Life & Family
More than Food — The Furrow, Summer 2024
More than Food
From farm to table, this ranch family is improving lives along the way.
LivestockFarm Life & FamilyFood & Drink
Taste of History — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Taste of History
Quebec grower says heirloom varieties' flavor can't be matched.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFood & Drink
Teaming up with Nature — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Teaming up with Nature
Agroecology helps the desert bloom on this California homestead.
Conservation & SustainabilitySpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Tech@Work — The Furrow, Summer 2024
Tech@Workregular column
Life on the run.
Tech@Work ColumnTechnology & Precision Ag
The Man from Muscotah — The Furrow, Summer 2024
The Man from Muscotah
Jay Armstrong pays forward the lessons he learned from his ancestors.
Farm Life & FamilyHistory & Culture
A World of Spice — The Furrow, Summer 2024
A World of Spice
Spices laid the foundations of global trade and they're still driving changes today.
History & CultureFarm Business & Markets

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