Fall 2025
The Fall 2025 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, brings together practical crop and livestock topics alongside stories about farm families and the people behind their operations. Farmers will find guidance on wheat yield, soil health, and rural preparedness, plus features on sustainability, mental health, and how ag operations adapt and endure.
Worth your time
A few stories from this issue that stood out to us.
In Search of Maximum Wheat
Farmers looking to boost wheat yield can review a focus on getting the basics right.
Fields of Evidence
Ohio farmers turning their operations into living laboratories offers ideas close to home for our region.
Backyard Biochar
Anyone working to improve soil can learn how pyrolyzed wood waste may jump-start garden soils.
Pigs Bulk up on Wheat
Livestock producers get research showing wheat can make a great swine feed.
Safeguarding Your Rural Dream
A reminder to prepare before the power goes out, which matters on any rural operation.
A Lesson in Resilience
A Kansas farm's story of enduring despite life-altering tragedy speaks to farm families facing hard times.
Every story in Fall 2025
All 19 stories, with John Deere's own summary. Each one opens on deere.com.
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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