I have been watching, on and off throughout the last few weeks, as one of our neighbors methodically removes all of the bushes and small trees that populate a fence line between their field and another neighbor’s field. One side of the fence has been planted to field corn every year since 2010, and the other alternates between corn and soybeans. By removing the woody perennials between the two fields, they might each get another row or two of field crop. But, I find myself doubting the wisdom of this effort.