Articles tagged under: Byron Richard
A Season of Extremes
Published April 13, 2023
Belfield, North Dakota farmer/rancher Byron Richard says the western part of the state has been put through the wringer with wild swings in temperatures. "It's a matter of extremes with high's (a week ago) being in the 20's and this…ND Cattle Lost in April Blizzard
Published April 21, 2022
Cattle producers in western North Dakota are still taking stock of the impact from the mid-April blizzard. Belfield, North Dakota rancher Byron Richard said sometimes to end a drought, you need a calf-killing storm. "Everyone around here is in the…When Tough Gets Tougher
Published July 23, 2021
Mother Nature took care of Belfield, North Dakota farmer Byron Richard’s spring wheat this year. He finished baling the wheat in mid-July and will use that to feed his cattle this winter. Ranchers are starting to run out of grass…Variable Spring Wheat and Canola in West Central ND
Published August 22, 2020
Around the Bismarck, North Dakota area, Byron Richard is done harvesting spring wheat and canola. The spring wheat was impacted by the drier conditions and the canola below average. "Yields further south were running about 1,300 to 1,400 pounds on…Wheat Debate: Harvest or Crop Insurance?
Published September 16, 2019
Sunshine and warmer temperatures allow farmers to resume fieldwork near Bismarck, North Dakota. Byron Richard is helping a neighbor harvest wheat. The wheat is sprouting. Richard says some wheat growers are in limbo. "Do we wait for another rain to…Farmers Will Be Haying Oats and Peas Soon
Published July 19, 2019
Forage oats and peas will be ready for haying in about another week, according to Belfield, North Dakota farmer Byron Richard. "The hay production areas with rain has an above average crop." Wheat harvest will be a little later than…