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Cassie Andrews wraps up spring wheat planting, enjoys a ‘million-dollar rain’

Morgan Rose
May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 Updated May 19, 2021

Cassie Andrews feels blessed she gets to farm alongside family. She and her brother, Brett, team up on a lot of farm tasks.

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LEDGER, Mont. – When it boils down, being a dryland farmer in Montana’s Golden Triangle is all about juggling the weather. Cassie Andrews, like many grain farmers in the Big Sky State, keeps a close watch on the weather and is always praying for moisture to fall at the right time.

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