Articles tagged under: Byron Richard

Crop Report From Southwest ND

Published September 4, 2024

Belfield, North Dakota farmer Byron Richard is working cattle between harvest activity. Richard was able to seed his wheat early and was able to harvest a good crop.“Some of the guys that got in a little later are running into…
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Rain Wanted, Not Hail

Published August 1, 2024

With all the hailstorms hitting the tri-state area in recent weeks, Bismarck farmer Byron Richard considers himself lucky to have avoided any damage to his crops. "We dodged it pretty good ourselves, but to the south, the neighbors got it…
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Weather Disruption

Published October 26, 2023

Byron Richard has finished his corn harvest, "We had an exceptional year for corn and sunflowers. Corn is probably only two-thirds done in the region and historically we've only been around that 70-80 bushel corn and this year we've been…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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