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Eli Whittney invented the Cotton Gin
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Charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow
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French confectioner Nicholas Appert invents canning
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John Deere invents steel plough
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First grain elevator, Buffalo NY
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International "Corn Show" in Paris wiyh corn varieties from different countires
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Gregor Menedel publishes his paper describing Menedelian inheritance
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Louis Pasteur invents pasteurization
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Refridgeration for domestic and commercial food preservation introduced to Unitied Kingdom and United States
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First use of aerial photos in earth science and agriculture
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Green revolution begins in Mexico
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China creates the first hybrid rice
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Genetically modified plants cultivated around the world
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Laser used to replace stickers by writting on food to "track and trace" and identify individual peices fresh fruit