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Agricultural History Timeline

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  • HOMO SAPIENS COME ON THE SCENE
    194,000 BCE

    HOMO SAPIENS COME ON THE SCENE

  • Period: 194,000 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Hunter Gatherer Period

  • AGRICULTURE IS BORN
    11,000 BCE

    AGRICULTURE IS BORN

  • 8700 BCE

    Corn was being domesticated in the Americas

  • 7000 BCE

    Rice was being domesticated in Asia

  • 7000 BCE

    Irrigation systems implemented

  • Most farm animals have been domesticated
    6000 BCE

    Most farm animals have been domesticated

  • 5000 BCE

    Potato cultivation

  • 3500 BCE

    Squash and Beans cultivated in Central America

  • Grafting was invented
    300 BCE

    Grafting was invented

  • Period: 1492 to

    Old World - New World Collision

    Colonization brought about a global mixing of plants, animals, and disease − the "Columbian Exchange." Carnage and epidemic brought farming to a low in the Americas, and atmospheric CO2 dipped around 1610, as forests regrew. Source: www.nature.com/nature/journal/…
  • Period: 1543 to

    Scientific Revolution

  • Industrial Revolution

  • Cotton Gin was invented

  • Invention of Iron Plow

  • Seed Planter was invented

  • Invention of Grain Reaper

  • Steel Plow was Invented

  • Commercial corn and wheat belts were formed

  • Invention of Corn Picker

  • USDA was born

  • New discoveries about genetic traits and inheritance

    New discoveries about genetic traits and inheritance

  • Slavery is Abolished

    Slavery is Abolished

  • Invention of Milk Machine

  • Perishable Food Perservation

  • Invention of the Tractor

  • Synthetic fertilizers were invented

    Synthetic fertilizers were invented

  • Hybridization of corn and other crops on the market

  • Food Stamp Program Implemented

  • First Plant Genome Sequenced

    First Plant Genome Sequenced

  • The billionth acre of genetically modified crops is planted

    The billionth acre of genetically modified crops is planted

  • CRISPR is discovered, changing the gene editing landscape

    CRISPR is discovered, changing the gene editing landscape