Sylvia Byrd

Biography

Robert M. Byrd, Jr. (President/Owner) received an Electrical Engineering Degree from Auburn University in 1960. He married Sylvia Lee Hidalgo in 1964 and they moved to the farm in 1965. Robert worked full time as an electrical engineer for ten years until he joined forces at Green Valley Farms with his father, Robert M. Byrd, Sr. in 1970. He has been involved in several agricultural organizations for over 50 years, including Alabama & Shelby County Farmers Federation, Alabama & Shelby County Cattlemen and the Mid-State Farmers Co-Op. Sylvia Byrd (Secretary & Treasurer/Owner) received a Bachelor Degree in Education from McNeese University and taught in elementary schools for over 20 years. She and Robert have worked together over the years to establish the business it has become. They raised cattle, poultry, hogs and sod before establishing the wholesale nursery. They are partnered with their son, Lance, and their daughter, Renee, and feel that the business is now complete. 

Research Interest

Green Valley Farms, Inc. had opened their wholesale and retail business. Today we have grown into a multi million-dollar wholesale nursery operation of more than 200 acres in production.