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.
Worth your time
A few stories from this issue that stood out to us.
Empowering Agriculture
Farmers weighing automation can read about the role of autonomy in high-value crop production.
Start to Finish
Shows how Farmcrest Foods found success through vertical integration, useful for growers considering more control over their operation.
The Place of Peonies
Follows Homer, Alaska, farmers who built a niche peony industry, a case study in specialty crops.
Revolutionary Spirit
Looks at California agave growers exploring spins on tequila and mezcal, an example of pursuing an unusual market.
Fishing for New Markets
Details how the US Soybean Export Council is building aquaculture markets, relevant to soybean producers.
Unexpected Fame
Profiles Ewetopia Farms, whose YouTube channel turned Lynn McKay and Arnie Droogh into sheep celebrities, showing how farms reach new audiences.
Every story in March 2025
All 19 stories, with John Deere's own summary. Each one opens on deere.com.
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