6666 Ranch general manager to speak at farm and ranch show

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The general manager of the the 6666 Ranch will be the speaker for Wednesday's Agriculture Legacy Luncheon at this year's two-day Farm-Ranch-Wildlife Expo at the Taylor County Expo Center.

Joe Leathers will address the gathering, as well as celebrity chef Cowboy Newton.

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The ranch operation in its entirely covers about 260,000 acres in its entirely. The Four Sixes itself is just over 142,000 acres). The 6666 was purchased in May 2021 by Taylor Sheridan, creator of the popular streaming series "Yellowstone." A spinoff of that series, "Yellowstone: 6666" will be set in Texas at the ranch near Guthrie, which is 96 miles northwest of Abilene.

The first spinoff was "1883," a prequel to the series starring Kevin Costner.

Kevin Costner, star of the "Yellowstone" series, performs in March 2021 at the Outlaws & Legends Music Festival.
Kevin Costner, star of the "Yellowstone" series, performs in March 2021 at the Outlaws & Legends Music Festival.

In 2021, Costner took a break from filming to appear as the headliner at the 10th anniversary of the Outlaws & Legends Music Festival with his band, Modern West.

Also at the event, the Christopher Hart family will be recognized as the Farm Family of the Year.

The farm and ranch show offers participants continuing education unit seminars through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

EVENT SCHEDULE

TUESDAY

  • 7:30 a.m. - Cotton & Crops Conference, Big Country Hall

  • 8:30 a.m. - Town and Country Women's Fair, Capital Farm Credit Display Building

  • 9 a.m. - Trade show opens Taylor Telcom Arena

  • 9 a.m. - Property tax valuations, Big Country Hall

  • 10 a.m. - Rolling Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting, Big Country Hall

  • 10:30 a.m. - Hemp production update, Taylor Telecom Arena classroom

  • 11:30 a.m. - Pig Brig demonstration, Taylor Telecom Arena, south-end entry

  • 1:30 p.m. - Cotton & Crops conference continues, Big Country Hall; stock pond management, Extension conference room

  • 2 p.m. - "Yellowstone Look-Alike Contest," Abilene Chamber of Commerce check-in, Taylor Telecom Arena, south end

  • 2 p.. - Intellectual Property (IP) Basics for Rural America, Taylor Telecom Arena

  • 6 p.m. - Trade show closes

WEDNESDAY

  • 7:30 a.m. - Range & Pasture seminar, Big Country Hall

  • 8 a.m. - Tree care seminar, Extension conference room

  • 9 a.m. - Trade show opens; real estate market outlook, Taylor Telecom Arena

  • 10:30 a.m. - Texas Agribility & Battleground to Breaking Ground, Taylor Telecom Arena

  • 11:30 a.m. - Agriculture Legacy Luncheon, Capital Farm Credit Display Building; pig brig demonstration, Taylor Telecom Arena

  • 1:30 p.m. - Wildlife management seminar, Big Country Hall; backyard poultry production, Extension conference room; Livestock industry updates: What Is on the horizon? by Texas Health Commission, Taylor Telecom Arena

  • 3 p.m. - Trade show closes

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