M. R. Byrd's latest activity

twenty years ago I planted short maturity corn on some dryland bottom ground. It made 88 bu. The following spring there was good...

The Massey got missed so far, but the deer were enjoying the cooler weather this evening. This buck’s g3 went beyond his main beam.

Light rain is falling here at the house, not sure about the Massey. We’re right on the line of the rain right now. OK is getting dumped...

This is so unusual and so very needed out that way!

Glad to hear that you're having a decent year rain wise. If the KS dryland corn doesn't do well this year it probably wouldn't any year.

Light rain at the Ponderosa now. Any of you that have been in SW Kansas in August know that green is a color of the irrigated corn...

rain heading east from dodge city...

I got some stand prepping finished this afternoon on the Massey. I’ve been eyeing this spot for several years. After putting our cell...

We got a couple more stands up this afternoon. While getting everything ready to head up the tree, looked to the east about 30 yards and...

Well, things are looking up. The fanbelt has not yet arrived, but the bolt and nut from Messick's arrived yesterday. I decided to work...

I know what you mean about drought ptsd, in 2024 much of PA had no rain to speak of from mid-August to the end of October and our fall...

We missed a really good rain yesterday. Got to our doorstop and just died. I’m not really complaining, rain has been wonderful this...

We don't plant much brassicas for this very reason. I'd rather have a half acre, or even 1/4 acre, of them that have greens 2.5-3' tall...

Inputs are expensive but important, fertilizer is more important than a lot of us tend to appreciate. I decided to skip a year to save...

Yep, it really makes you feel for farmers. With sometimes narrow planting windows and unpredictable weather, when an older piece of...