Ryan Taylor
Ryan Taylor welcomes comments about his column. He can be reached at 1363 54th St. N.E., Towner, N.D. 58788; e-mail: cowlogic@ndak.net. Taylor, who ranches near Towner, is a columnist for Agweek.Contact
Looking for some sunshine
TOWNER, N.D. — As they say, timing has a lot to do with the success of a rain dance. Around here, you so much as tap your toe to the beat of the music and it will rain. And, if you don’t dance, it’ll still rain.Special to Agweek, 08/16/2011
Roughing it
TOWNER, N.D. — There isn’t much of me that doesn’t ache right now. That’s because I just peeled myself out of a tent where I slept with my nephew and my two boys last night.Special to Agweek, 08/04/2011
Texting while tractoring
TOWNER, N.D. — I’m starting to feel like I’m reaching full productivity here on the ranch now that I’ve got a smart phone buzzing and chiming in my pocket.Special to Agweek, 07/18/2011
Planting posts
TOWNER, N.D. — The only job where a common fella gets to start at the top is digging postholes, I’ve heard. I’ve had the fortune, good or bad, of starting at the top of a lot of those jobs.Special to Agweek, 07/04/2011
For Father’s Day and every day
TOWNER, N.D.— My four-year-old has his own way of saying some things. Instead of saying “today,” he’ll say “this day.” For example: “What are we going to do this day, Dad?”Special to Agweek, 06/21/2011
Water, water, everywhere
TOWNER, N.D. — A neighbor called me from his cell phone the other day, wondering if I could come pull his pickup out of the water and mud he’d driven in to.Special to Agweek, 06/06/2011
Extra care for little critters
TOWNER, N.D. — There’s a lot of new life getting its start on the ranch these days. Every morning I check to see how many new calves there are in the pasture, and, most every day, one of the more perturbed mothers lets me know I’m too close to her baby when I’m tagging its ear.Special to Agweek, 05/23/2011
The little things make the difference
TOWNER, N.D. — I’m beginning to think I’m a “glass half full,” not a “glass half empty,” kind of guy when it comes to positive attitudes. Of course, I’m not altogether sure why the glass is at that mark, if it’s to my credit for filling it up to that point or if it’s my fault for sneaking a drink and draining it down to there.Special to Agweek, 05/10/2011
Color the eggs
TOWNER, N.D. — North Dakota is one of those special places where you can hide your Easter eggs in a snowbank, even when Easter falls toward the end of April.Special to Agweek, 04/25/2011
Life's a circus
TOWNER, N.D. — Every day is a family circus in our house. Three kids age 6 and under all trying to capture our attention at once, busy schedules where it seems like we meet ourselves coming and going. So for a little Friday night relaxation, we packed up the family and . . . went to a real three-ring circus.Special to Agweek, 04/11/2011
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