
The March 2026 issue of The Furrow, published by John Deere, gathers stories on soil health, water quality, and building new markets on the farm. It profiles growers working with everything from turfgrass and haskap berries to livestock rotation and cheese, alongside practical looks at pH, lime, and nitrate management.
A few stories from this issue that stood out to us.
A soil expert explains applying lime when soils need it, a practical decision that affects every acre.
Bureau County farmers show how to take control of their nitrate narrative, useful for anyone managing water quality.
Soil health principles that work in pastures big and small give ideas farmers can scale to their own ground.
A diversified farm preparing for transition offers a look at planning for the next generation.
Finding a footing for berries in Montana speaks to farmers weighing a new specialty crop.
Running sheep and cattle together to regenerate and boost the grazing resource is a fresh take for livestock producers.
All 17 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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