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In lecture 7, we discussed the ecology and agriculture on the Plains. The main premise throughout the lecture was the evolution of plains farming. The best point was how the plains were too hard to farm and how technology has made it easier to farm them. Through irrigation and introduction of foreign crops, the plains gradually became more inhabitable and profitable for settlers. The more technology got involved with farming, the more successful that farming on the plains became. Farming the northern Plains and southern plains was different, so there were separate ways to farm and what could be planted in these regions; such as spring wheat and winter wheat. New theories on farming brought more settlers onto the Plains, because the common perception of "The Great American Desert" was no longer being portrayed. Overall, the lecture was interesting and as a person who leases land to farmers, I found this lecture very informative.