Johnson farm starts winter wheat harvest

Jamie Henneman
Aug 7, 2024
Aug 7, 2024

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CONRAD, Mont. – The Johnson farm started their summer winter wheat harvest at the end of July, but then had to pause and harvest some peas that had been planted as a test plot.

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