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Cover of the March 2025 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

March 2025

The March 2025 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, covers a wide range of niche crops, new markets, and farming methods, from peonies in Alaska to agave in California. It also looks at autonomy in agriculture, vertical integration, and the personal stories of farm families finding unexpected success. Readers will find practical topics alongside profiles of growers taking different paths.

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Every story in March 2025

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.

Empowering Agriculture — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
Empowering Agriculture
The role of autonomy in high-value crop production.
Farmers weighing automation can read about the role of autonomy in high-value crop production.
Technology & Precision AgSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Fishing for New Markets — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
Fishing for New Markets
US Soybean Export Council builds aquaculture markets.
Details how the US Soybean Export Council is building aquaculture markets, relevant to soybean producers.
Farm Business & MarketsCrops & Agronomy
The Place of Peonies — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
The Place of Peonies
Homer, Alaska, farmers nurture a niche industry into full bloom.
Follows Homer, Alaska, farmers who built a niche peony industry, a case study in specialty crops.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Business & Markets
Revolutionary Spirit — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
Revolutionary Spirit
California agave growers explore north-of-the-border spins on tequila and mezcal.
Looks at California agave growers exploring spins on tequila and mezcal, an example of pursuing an unusual market.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFood & Drink
Start to Finish — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
Start to Finish
Farmcrest Foods finds success through vertical integration.
Shows how Farmcrest Foods found success through vertical integration, useful for growers considering more control over their operation.
Farm Business & MarketsFood & Drink
Unexpected Fame — The Furrow, March 2025
Worth your time
Unexpected Fame
Ewetopia Farms' YouTube channel turns Lynn McKay and Arnie Droogh into sheep celebrities.
Profiles Ewetopia Farms, whose YouTube channel turned Lynn McKay and Arnie Droogh into sheep celebrities, showing how farms reach new audiences.
LivestockFarm Life & Family
Adaptable — The Furrow, March 2025
Adaptable
From the Chelsea Flower Show to the High Desert, Kate Frey promotes native plants.
Conservation & SustainabilitySpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Adjusting Your Sights — The Furrow, March 2025
Adjusting Your Sights
Letting go of the 'clean field' mindset.
Weeds & Pest ControlConservation & Sustainability
Backyard Bounty — The Furrow, March 2025
Backyard Bounty
Rare breeds, raspberries, and unexpected turns.
LivestockSpecialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Life & Family
DIY in the Sky — The Furrow, March 2025
DIY in the Sky
Safety tips for building your own drone platform.
Technology & Precision Ag
Down the Garden Path — The Furrow, March 2025
Down the Garden Path
Creating a whimsical roadmap through your garden.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureAg Tourism & Education
From Field to Focaccia — The Furrow, March 2025
From Field to Focaccia
Yesterday's wheat field is tomorrow's fresh-baked bread.
Crops & AgronomyFood & Drink
Gluten Free Farming — The Furrow, March 2025
Gluten Free Farming
Finding crops and markets to push profits.
Crops & AgronomyFarm Business & Markets
Hatching a Shell Company — The Furrow, March 2025
Hatching a Shell Company
4-H chicken project turns into full-fledged farm family hatching business.
LivestockAg Tourism & EducationFarm Life & Family
Leaves of Three — The Furrow, March 2025
Leaves of Three
Poison ivy is easier to avoid than it is to eliminate.
Weeds & Pest Control
New Dates with Destiny — The Furrow, March 2025
New Dates with Destiny
How farmers can roll with the changes.
Farm Business & MarketsHealth & Well-Being
Sunflower Sojourn — The Furrow, March 2025
Sunflower Sojourn
Thousands come to this northeast Kansas farm each year.
Ag Tourism & EducationSpecialty Crops & Horticulture
Tech@Work — The Furrow, March 2025
Tech@Workregular column
Embracing innovation-a journey into autonomous farming.
Tech@Work ColumnTechnology & Precision Ag
Tray-grown Strawberries — The Furrow, March 2025
Tray-grown Strawberries
Quebec strawberry producer pioneers new method.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureTechnology & Precision Ag

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