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Cover of the January 2025 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

January 2025

The January 2025 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, gathers stories on farm business building, soil health, and practical financial know-how alongside profiles from across North America and Switzerland. Readers will find features on a young Quebec couple's freezer beef operation, methane projects at small dairies, and a USDA remote grading pilot for small slaughterhouses. Regular columns round out the issue with guidance on financials, technology, and work boundaries.

Building a farm businessSoil health and agronomyFarm finances and lendingSustainability and energy from wasteGrowing agricultural leaders

Every story in January 2025

All 14 stories from this issue. The 6 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

Beef on the Outskirts — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
Beef on the Outskirts
Young Quebec couple builds a thriving freezer beef business at the edge of Montreal's northern suburbs.
A young Quebec couple's freezer beef business near Montreal's suburbs offers ideas for direct-to-Customer meat sales.
LivestockFarm Business & Markets
FFA and John Deere — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
FFA and John Deere
Cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders.
A look at cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders that will interest families invested in the next generation.
Ag Tourism & EducationJohn Deere & Heritage
Freeze-Dried Success — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
Freeze-Dried Success
Small Vancouver Island farm goes gourmet with freeze-dried meals.
A small Vancouver Island farm's move into gourmet freeze-dried meals shows one path to added value.
Food & DrinkFarm Business & Markets
Numbers You Should Know — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
Numbers You Should Know
Financial statements make a big difference with lenders and tax preparers.
Understanding financial statements can make a real difference with lenders and tax preparers.
Farm Business & Markets
Poop to Power — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
Poop to Power
Straus Creamery scales methane projects to small dairies.
Straus Creamery's work scaling methane projects to small dairies shows how manure can become an energy resource.
LivestockConservation & Sustainability
Remote Grading — The Furrow, January 2025
Worth your time
Remote Grading
USDA pilot program can boost small slaughterhouses.
A USDA pilot program aimed at boosting small slaughterhouses is worth reading for anyone processing locally.
LivestockFarm Business & Markets
Ag Espionage — The Furrow, January 2025
Ag Espionage
The history of agriculture has stories at home in a spy novel.
History & Culture
Agronomy on Ice — The Furrow, January 2025
Agronomy on Ice
Agronomy, ice fishing, and tailgating on a frozen North Dakota lake.
Crops & AgronomyFarm Life & Family
Corn & Blooms — The Furrow, January 2025
Corn & Blooms
A wish for more bouquets turns into a new farm legacy.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Life & Family
Eared Cattle Earn Swiss Bells — The Furrow, January 2025
Eared Cattle Earn Swiss Bells
Zebu cattle tread lightly on highly erodible Swiss pastures.
LivestockConservation & Sustainability
Llama Drama on the City Lawn — The Furrow, January 2025
Llama Drama on the City Lawn
Story time comes to life.
Ag Tourism & EducationLivestock
On the Road Again — The Furrow, January 2025
On the Road Again
A day in the life of a service technician.
Tech@Work Column
Sweet Music — The Furrow, January 2025
Sweet Music
Together, soil health principles form a lovely tune.
Soil & WaterConservation & Sustainability
Tech@Work — The Furrow, January 2025
Tech@Workregular column
Building boundaries for a prosperous future.
Tech@Work Column

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