Feb 17, 2020
Brands are publishing print magazines. John Deere knows a thing or two about that.
if it’s a trend, it’s one the Midwest company has been on top of for 125 years.

The Furrow, a magazine published by the John Deere Co. since 1895.
Courtesy John Deere Co.
When the outdoor gear company REI launched a print magazine last year, it became one of the latest examples of a marketing trend that runs counter to the current focus on digital. But Midwest manufacturer John Deere has been doing it for 125 years. John Deere publishes The Furrow, a glossy magazine sent free to more than 500,000 customers eight times a year. One marketer called it “the agrarian version of Rolling Stone.”