Hansen farm monitors winter wheat crop in mid-May

Jamie Henneman
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025

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GILDFORD, Mont. – Todd Hansen has completed his spring planting and is actively monitoring his winter wheat crop after a mid-May rainstorm largely passed by the farm in Gildford.

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