Timeline of Ag Equipment 'Firsts'

This “Timeline of Ag Equipment Firsts” is a work in progress over the last 15 years. It spans 5500 BC to the present.

American Farm Machinery and Technology Changes from 1776–1990

16th–18th Century: Oxen and Horses · 1776–1799: The Cradle and Scythe · Early 1800s: The Iron Plow · 1830s: The McCormick Reaper · 1840s: Commercial ...

History of Agriculture Equipment: Important Developments and ...

The earliest innovations involve the invention of the first implements to advance farming beyond working directly with hands, sticks, and simple stone hoes.

History of Farm Machinery - Pequea Machine

Learn about farm equipment evolution, from the early days of horse-drawn machines to the modern era of high-tech tools.

A Timeline of Tractors: Evolution of Farming Machinery - Crest Capital

The invention of the first steam-powered tractor in the 19th century marked a significant turning point in agricultural history. Before this innovation, horses ...

Agricultural Mechanization Timeline

The Ronning machine uses and improves a harvester developed three years earlier by South Dakotan Joseph Weigel. The first field corn silage harvester was ...

55 Years of Advancements in Farm Equipment

This timeline is a small excerpt of a much larger “Timeline of Ag Equipment Firsts” research conducted by Frank and Mike Lessiter and their ...

Timeline of Development of Ag Technology · UCM Library Omeka-S

1856. Fire destroyed first combine in 1856. Willard Seeder introduced. 1858. The seeder was the first machine popular for performing several operations at once.

Historical Ag Milestones & Agricultural Lending - AgAmerica

McCormick invents the first commercially successful reaper, a horse-drawn machine to harvest wheat. He patented the invention in 1834. 1862 ...

History of American Agriculture: Farm Machinery and Technology

The most important advance of the 1870s was the use of both silos, and the wide use of deep-well drilling, two advances that enabled larger ...

This History of Farm Equipment from Then to Now - YouTube

From the early days of horse-drawn equipment, to the golden age of steam, to agricultural green revolution after WWII, we take a look at the ...

A History of Agricultural Tools - Pure Greens: Custom Container Farms

From the first records of human agriculture to the invention of hydroponics, the reaper and the combine harvester, agricultural tools have been pivotal ...

History of Agriculture: A Timeline - Crest Capital

Invention of Agriculture (10,000 BCE) · Irrigation and Canal Networks (4000-3000 BCE) · Improvements in Farming Implements (3000-1000 BCE) · British Agricultural ...

Farm machinery | History, Uses, & Facts - Britannica

Farm machinery mechanical devices, including tractors and implements, used in farming to save labour. They include a great variety of devices with a wide ...

The Evolution of Farming Equipment from Plows to Autonomous ...

The earliest known farm implements date back as far as 5500 BC. In fact, the first plow is considered to be the “forked” sticks dragged through dirt.

Evolution of Farming Equipment - Sutori

In 1892, the first gasoline tractor was built by John Froelich (Historical- Timeline). ... 1920-40, farm production grows from expanded use of mechanized power ...

History of Farm Equipment | The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation

In this segment from "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation" you'll learn more about the history of the farm equipment invented to feed the ...

History of Agriculture and Farm Machinery - The Inventors

The stationary baler or hay press was invented in the 1850's and did not become popular until the 1870's. The "pick up" baler or square baler was replaced by ...

New Agricultural Tools | History of Western Civilization II

An important factor of the Agricultural Revolution was the invention of new tools and advancement of old ones, including the plough, seed drill, and threshing ...

Agricultural machinery - Wikipedia

Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, ...