For now, producers have the opportunity to help direct development of the nation’s cattle traceability program. Beef Magazine February 22, 2019 by Wes Ishmael “My belief is that it’s coming, and we can accept that it’s coming and develop a plan we can live with,…


American Quarter Horse Association, September 26, 2018 — On September 18, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announced its 2019 Hall of Fame inductees: Dr. Glenn Blodgett, the Cavender Family, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, and the King Ranch. The Hall of Fame also announced Robert…

Farm and Dairy Phoenix, Arizona, May 5, 2018 It’s one thing to start, another to survive. What makes the difference? That may seem like a trick question with subjective answers, but cattlemen will cite common denominators, tricks of the trade that apply. The rest, they’ll…

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 6666…

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 in equine reproduction, such as…

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 ranching and livestock industries 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…

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…

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…