Bill Taylor grew up on a farm in northwestern Montana, taught vocational agriculture for 16 years, then became an Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension Educator with the University of Wyoming for 11 years. In 2005 he took on the position of Community Development Area Extension Educator with the University of Wyoming. You can read his articles at Scribd. Contact Bill at weston@uwyo.edu.
A Bill Taylor Podcast
These are insights of Bill Taylor, University of Wyoming Extension Community Development Area Educator. He provides audio podcasts on numerous subjects, including personal and family financial literacy, board governance, business management, estate planning, leadership development, facilitation, conflict management, horticulture, and other subjects of interest.
Agriculture
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Your Sprinkler System is Killing Your Lawn!
- Most sprinkler systems are set to water every day for a few minutes, which weakens the root system.
Your Trees Need Water!
- Most homeowners are not giving their trees enough water.
Ice Melter Damages Plants
- Be careful with your ice melter or you may be replacing plants and turf.
THE ART OF FACILITATION (Part 6)
- Some of the things you can do to help yourself properly lead group meetings or processes, whether public or private.
FIRE BLIGHT
- Fire Blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most destructive diseases of apple and pear in the United States.
SUCCESSION IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS
- Business continuity requires generation to generation transition.
SUCCESSION PLANNING
- Want to test the strength of your succession plan? Ask yourself: Is your son or daughter making decisions in the ranch/farm business that you don't agree with?
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS
- If there is one area ripe for the explosion of interpersonal relationships in a family business, it is when shares are passed down to family members through inheritance. Many business owners think of this as a great blessing and benefit to heirs, when it
WINTER WATERING GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPES
- Winter weather with little or no snow creates a stressful situation for perennial plants, including shrubs and trees.
Evergreen Winter Injury
- Winter desiccation and damage from an early fall freeze are two major causes of winter injury to evergreen trees.
Tree Health Based on Life Stages
- Using a acronym to remember the health issues at various life stages of a tree.
Works Teams in the Rural Business
- Teams and teamwork have a place in small businesses.
Starting a Value-Added Business
- What do you need to know to start a food business?
Good Gardens and Landscapes Begin with Good Soil
- How to develop seedbeds with nutritious soils.
Survival of Seedling Trees
- Practices to improve the survival of tree plantings.
Tree Root Damage - Why? When? How?
- How do tree roots get damaged and what is the result?
Native Range Versus Seeded Pastures
- A discussion of which provided better nutrition and performance for cattle - native rangeland or seeded pasture.
Pollution Prevention Plans
- Description of the Wyoming Voluntary Remediation Program.
Garden Insect Management 3
- Third in a series on managing insects in the garden.
Garden Insect Management 2
- Second in a series on managing insects in the garden.
Garden Insect Management 1
- First in a series on managing the insects in your garden.
Providing Leadership to Prevent Employee Mistakes
- Practices which can minimize mistakes of employees.
Beetles in Firewood
- Mountain Pine Beetles can infest your trees from your firewood.
Best Annuals for Wyoming's High Altitudes
- Horticultural plants for high altitudes.
Landscaping for Backyard Wildlife
- What wildlife would you like in your backyard?
Replacement Heifer Selection
- Bill provides information on replacement heifer selection.
Black shale hill sides
- Bill responds to a question of what to do with the black shale hill sides found throughout Weston County.
Removing skunk odor from pets
- How to remove odor from pets when they have been sprayed by a skunk.
Agriculture in 1917
- A look at the history of agriculture from a book written in 1917.



