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Cover of the November 2025 issue of The Furrow
The Furrow

November 2025

The November 2025 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, covers a range of stories on crops, livestock, and value-added farming. Topics include naked barley, peanut butter processing, deadstock composting, winter rhubarb, and efforts to preserve ancient plant varieties. It also profiles young farmers and shares practical insights on reading weeds to understand your soil.

Value-added farming and niche cropsPreserving ancient and heritage varietiesSoil and pest managementLivestock and dairyCelebrating farmers across generations

Every story in November 2025

All 13 stories from this issue. The 6 we think are worth your time are marked and listed first. Each one opens on deere.com.

Bring Out Your Dead — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
Bring Out Your Dead
Deadstock composter turns livestock into potting soil.
Shows how a deadstock composter can turn livestock into usable potting soil, offering a practical option for handling on-farm mortality.
LivestockConservation & SustainabilitySoil & Water
Crunching the Numbers — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
Crunching the Numbers
Peanut farmers crack code on adding value through artisan butter.
Explains how peanut farmers add value by producing artisan peanut butter, useful for growers weighing processing opportunities.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFood & DrinkFarm Business & Markets
Farm Naked — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
Farm Naked
Naked barley is gaining ground…and fans.
Looks at naked barley gaining ground and fans, helpful if you're considering a crop that's building interest.
Crops & Agronomy
Protein Turning Heads — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
Protein Turning Heads
The milk of the 1990s is not what we're making anymore.
Covers how milk production has changed since the 1990s, relevant for dairy operations tracking protein trends.
LivestockFood & Drink
What Weeds Say About Soils — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
What Weeds Say About Soils
The quest to preserve ancient varieties.
Ties weed presence to soil conditions, a low-cost way to read what's happening in your fields.
Soil & WaterWeeds & Pest Control
Winter Rhubarb — The Furrow, November 2025
Worth your time
Winter Rhubarb
Ontario farm's early fresh treat fills the hunger gap.
Details how an Ontario farm uses early fresh rhubarb to fill the seasonal hunger gap, a model for extending your market window.
Specialty Crops & HorticultureFarm Business & Markets
A Bit of Zest — The Furrow, November 2025
A Bit of Zest
Underground greenhouse keeps prairie life fresh.
Specialty Crops & Horticulture
Cheese Pedestal — The Furrow, November 2025
Cheese Pedestal
A new museum shines a light on the art of cheesemaking.
Food & DrinkAg Tourism & Education
Outstanding Young Farmers — The Furrow, November 2025
Outstanding Young Farmers
Celebrating excellence in American agriculture.
Farm Life & FamilyFarm Business & Markets
Phytoculture Replication — The Furrow, November 2025
Phytoculture Replication
The quest to preserve ancient varieties.
Crops & AgronomyHistory & Culture
Solving Sawfly — The Furrow, November 2025
Solving Sawfly
Blending generations, backgrounds, and style.
Weeds & Pest ControlCrops & Agronomy
Tech@Work — The Furrow, November 2025
Tech@Workregular column
Hacker Heroes: John Deere's Bug Bounty program boosts cybersecurity.
Tech@Work ColumnTechnology & Precision Ag
Three Farmers — The Furrow, November 2025
Three Farmers
Blending generations, backgrounds, and style.
Farm Life & Family

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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