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The oldest transition of hunting and gathering to agriculture in southwest Asia.
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Domesticated forms of some plants have been developed.
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In 10,000 BC there were the first appearances of domesticated animals
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The first domesticated form of squash appeared at this time in southern Mexico and northern Peru.
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Shortly after 10,000 BP village farming began to spread throughout Southwest Asia.
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This was when Wheat and Barley was being farmed in the Fertile Crescent.
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The earliest evidence of crops appears between 9,000 BP and 8,000 BP.
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Millet and Rice were first being domesticated in East Asia.
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Domesticated forms of cattle did not appear until 8,000 BP in Anatolia on the coast of the Mediterranean.
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Farming appears before 8,000 BP in China
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Potatoes were first farmed in South America in 8,000 BC
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Goats and sheep were first farmed in the Middle East during 7,500 BC
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Rye was first being farmed in Europe in 7,000 BC
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Corn appeared suddenly in Mexico between 6,300 BP and 6,000 BP but was clearly domesticated earlier than this.
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Chickens were first being farmed in South Asia in 6,000 BC
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Simple irrigation began in Mesopotamia which contributed to major cities.
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The point and time where Aboriginal people were turning to agriculture.
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Horses were first domesticated in West Asia in 3,500 BC
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Cotton was first picked in South America in 3,000 BC
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Corn was first picked in North America during 2,700 BC
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Pastoral farming spreads across Eurasian steppes.
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The worlds First manual on train horses
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Iron manufacturing increases which leads to an increase of weapons construction and agriculture items.
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Jethro Tull introduce the seed drill to English farmers.
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The first successful grain combine (a machine that cuts ripe grain and separates the kernels from the straw) was built in the United States in 1836.
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The first successful gasoline tractor was invented in the United States in 1892.
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Better nutrition, disease control measures, and breeding practices greatly improved livestock production in many countries.
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From 1970 to present time the splicing of genes begins that will change how we farm forever.
