Ahhh, agriculture. We’ve been at it for quite a long time – and adapting the land as we go. Of course, the types of modifications range the gamut, but what we’ve done on the water management front is truly incredible. I remember being amazed while walking along a stream in Germany and hearing it was straightened by the Romans to square up the field and ease crop production. Additional land drainage techniques like ditches or subsurface tile are standard features in much of today’s landscape. My new home state of Illinois has approximately 35% of the agricultural land tile drained [...]