Ryan Black on 'Farmer Wants a Wife' Will Make Y'all Want to Say Howdy — Who Is He?
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Mar. 8 2023, Published 7:03 p.m. ET
![Sarah I. and Ryan on 'Farmer Wants a Wife'](https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/480x251/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 480w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/640x335/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 640w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/768x402/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 768w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/1024x536/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 1024w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/1280x670/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 1280w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/1440x753/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 1440w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/1600x837/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 1600w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/Fvfckt-O0/2160x1130/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-3-1678317234612.jpg 2160w)
Chivalry isn't dead and Ryan Black is here to prove it on the Fox reality dating series Farmer Wants a Wife.
Ryan is one of the four farmers looking for love. Giddy-up, y'all, because we're going to learn a lot more about what makes Ryan such a catch, on and off the farm!
Let's start with the basics — Ryan, 32, is a third-generation farmer who wants nothing more than to lasso up the love of his life on Farmer Wants a Wife.
So where is Ryan from? Where does he live now? What does he do specifically for a living on his farm? What's his idea of chivalry? Let's find out all the details.
![(L-R) Brittany and Ryan on 'Farmer Wants a Wife'](https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/480x252/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 480w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/640x335/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 640w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/768x402/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 768w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/1024x536/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 1024w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/1280x670/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 1280w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/1440x754/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 1440w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/1600x838/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 1600w, https://media.dreamdive.us/brand-img/u4sZFVT0d/2160x1131/ryan-black-farmer-wants-a-wife-1-1678313152074.jpg 2160w)
Let's hope she isn't allergic to hay.
Where is 'Farm Wants a Wife' star Ryan Black from? Where does he live now?
Ryan hails from the town of Shelby in North Carolina. According to a report from Axios Charlotte, Ryan's family owns a wide assortment of farms across the state of North Carolina.
The Farmer Wants a Wife star currently resides in Gastonia, N.C., which is just about a half-hour drive from Ryan's hometown of Shelby.
Ryan told Axios Charlotte that it's not a challenge for him to find women to date in Charlotte; however, he wisely noted, "There’s a certain attraction to cowboys. The complicated part is finding the connection instead of infatuation."
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Just call Ryan the hot horse whisperer.
What does 'Farmer Wants a Wife' star Ryan Black do for a living?
He studied at UNC North Carolina, and currently specializes in training and breeding horses on his — get this — 44-acre ranch. What's better than a man who loves animals?
A man with a big ranch, that's what! (Not that that's the top priority when searching for a spouse, of course! True love is better than spacious acreage!)
You can follow Ryan on Instagram @rblack24.
Ryan does view himself as a chivalrous man, telling Axios Charlotte, "One of the most chivalrous things a man can do, it may sound deeper and it’s really not, is listening. Just listening and paying attention goes a long way,"
His favorite first-date spot outside of the farm is The Eagle Food and Beer Hall in Charlotte, on the strength of their maple bacon alone.
Forget 'The Bachelor' — when can we watch 'Farmer Wants a Wife'?
You can watch Ryan look for love with some city girls on when new episodes of Farmer Wants a Wife air live on Fox on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST.
So does Ryan find lasting love on Farmer Wants a Wife? Does the show have a higher success rate than that other show on that other TV network? (According to a press release from Fox, Farmer Wants a Wife technically does have a higher success rate than The Bachelor!)
We'll just have to wait and see if Ryan finds the love of his life on Farmer Wants a Wife when the show debuts on on Fox on Wednesday, March 8, at 9 p.m. EST. You can stream new episodes on Hulu after they air on Fox!