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Understanding Brittleness to Better Understand Your Land

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

15 Jan 2018
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Learn the concept of brittleness and how understanding where your region falls on the brittleness scale can affect the management options for your ranch or farm.

Understanding Brittleness to Better Read Your Land from Savory Institute 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
ranch land

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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