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Desert Grassland Restoration: Using Cattle to Stop Erosion

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

21 Mar 2016
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Second in a series on “animal impact”, this video shows cows being used to re-grow grass in deadspots, and how cows can help stop erosion by healing gully headcuts.

Animal Impact Made Easy #2 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

West Texas Bull Elk Eating Sotol (dasylirion texanum)

Bull Elk in West Texas

Elk were once common in West Texas, across the state, and from coast to coast. Today TPWD and ranchers eradicate native elk because managers believe they "compete" with Desert Bighhorn Sheep and Mule Deer.
19 Feb 2026
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Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits

The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
18 Feb 2026 2 min read
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Restoring Biodiversity - 2/27/2026

Cattle farmers are nurturing a new stream of income. Another example of a small dam that spills water from an eroded gulley. And more...
17 Feb 2026 1 min read
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