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Jan 1, 1500
Enclosure Movement
In English economic and social history, enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land formerly held in the open field system. -
Seed Drill
A seed drill is a sowing device that precisely positions seeds in the soil and then covers them. In the agricultural movement in England, the seed drill was invented by "Jethro Tull". -
Plough
The plough is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil. Ploughs are traditionally drawn by working animals such as horses or cattle, but in modern times may be drawn by tractors. A plough may be made of wood, iron, or steel. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power and the development of machine tools. -
Threshing Machine
The thrashing machine, or, in modern spelling, threshing machine was a machine first invented by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture. It was invented for the separation of grain from stalks and husks. -
Open Field System
Agriculture across Europe used the feudal open field system with subsistence farmers cropping strips of land in fields held in common and splitting up the produce; this was very inefficient and reduced improvment in the productivity. -
Mechanization
Mechanization or mechanisation is the process of doing work with machinery. -
Crop Rotation
Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar/different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons. -
Tractor
A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction. -
Organic Movement
The organic movement broadly refers to the organizations and individuals involved worldwide in the promotion of organic farming. It started around the first half of the 20th century, when modern large-scale agricultural practices began to appear.
