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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". -
Cotten Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to transform cotton to a usable product by removing the cottonseeds from the cotton fiber. -
Cast Iron plow
Charles Newbold patented first cast iron plow. -
Iron plow with interchangeable parts
Jethro wood (1819) Patented the iron plow with interchangeable parts. -
Grain Reaper
In 1834 Cyrus McCormck invented the grain reaper. -
Seed planter
In 1834 Henry Blair invented the seed planter. -
Steel Plow
John Deere designed the first cast steel plow that greatly assisted the Great Plains farmers. The large plows made for cutting the tough prairie ground were called "grasshopper plows." These plows were made of wrought iron and had a steel share that could cut through sticky soil without clogging. This greatly benefitted the economy as it made it more convenient and faster for farmers to plow their fields. -
Corn Picker
Edmund Quincey invented the corn picker to reduce time and labor with picking corn faster. -
Barbed wire
Joseph Glidden invented the barbed wire. -
Milking Machine
Anna Baldwin changed the dairy industry by inventing a machine to replace hand milking. -
Perishable food preservation
Thomas Elkins designed a device that helped with the task of preserving perishable foods by way of refrigeration. -
First gasoline powerd tractor
John Froelich produced the first successful gasoline powerd tractor. -
Tractor
Benjamin Holt invented the tractor which came to replaced the mule as the sources of power (horse power). -
Cover Crops Method
Many sustainable agricultural techniques were adopted in the 1980’s such as the cover crops method, where farmers grow plants known as cover crops to protect and build their soil during the off-season, or for livestock grazing or forage. Commonly planted cover crops include hairy vetch, annual ryegrass, and crimson clover. This practice could help solve many environmental and health problems associated with bare soil. And because cover crops add organic matter to the soil, they can help farmers -
GPS technology
tractor based GPS systems together with sophisticated GIS (Geographic Information Systems) uses a wide variety of techniques to gather data such as soil condition, humidity, temperature and other variables , which the system then uses to control such things as intensity of planting, application of fertilizer and pesticides, watering schedules, etc.
