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Texas Cattleman helps lead cattle traceability effort
Brownfield Ag News for America, April 12, 2018 by Ken Anderson Past efforts to develop a national cattle traceability program have met with resistance from some sectors of the cattle industry. But a Texas cattleman thinks this time is different. Joe Leathers with the...
Four Sixes Ranch Releases Frozen Semen on Hall of Fame Stallions Streakin Six & Special Effort
For Immediate Release Guthrie, Texas — April 3, 2018 — The Four Sixes Ranch is pleased to announce the release of frozen semen from legendary stallions Streakin Six and Special Effort to be used in Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Through technical advances...
What’s Animal ID Worth?
How electronic animal ID has helped one rancher increase his management
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Four Sixes Veterinarian and Horse Division Manager Named 2017 Golden Spur Winner
Information Provided by National Ranching Heritage CenterJune 13, 2017 Dr. Glenn Blodgett, resident veterinarian and manager of the Four Sixes Ranch horse division, has been named the 2017 National Golden Spur Award winner, the most prestigious honor given by the...
New Generation: Don’t Fence Yourself In
Drovers By: Jared Warehem May 17, 2017 As a young producer, having the opportunity to gather advice or gain insight from those who have “been there, done that” is priceless. That is a main reason I value industry events like the annual National Cattlemen’s Beef...
Straight Sixes
Without men like Burk Burnett and the ranches they founded, there would be no singing cowboys, no cattlemen, and no rodeo stars.
STREAKIN SIX
Quarter Racing Journal December 2016 By Richard Chamberlain I’ve been writing this column on the history of the American Quarter Horse since January 1988, which is a little stretch of history itself. I grew up on a small stock farm in Central Texas, where I shoveled...
George Humphreys
Ranch Horse Journal June 2016 By Jim Jennings George Humphreys is a legend in the west Texas ranch country. George went to work for the Four Sixes Ranch, headquartered at Guthrie, Texas, in 1918 at age 19. He retired 52 years later, in 1970, as foreman. The Four Sixes...
Finding Success in Tradition
Texas Tech University Fall 2015 The wind is howling as a group of cowboys gather around a fire trying to stay warm. This is not the first night they have spent sleeping on the hard ground. However, it is their job to stay with the herd as they move them from one...
Environmental Stewardship Region IV • Burnett Ranches, LLC, 6666 Ranch
Year Inducted: 2015 Region IV • Guthrie, Texas ANNE MARION AND JOE LEATHERS September 10, 2015 — The renowned 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, was honored with one of seven regional Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) awards. The honorees, announced...
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