Agricultural Advancements Through the Years

 

Land cultivation has been learned by our ancestors since immemorial. Farmers across the globe are not only experts in growing crops but in animal husbandry or taking care and breeding of domestic animals such as pigs, horses, ducks, chickens, cattle and goats, too. According to our history growing of food for man and beast has started in Fertile Crescent-a historical region in the Middle East wherein its land is irrigated by important rivers like Nile, Jordan, Euphrates and Tigris; East Africa; and in the Middle East. But there are also some theories which tells that it actually started in the first nations or the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada and America.

In growing crops there are a lot of things to consider such as the weather and the plants. These days, farmers usually choose plants which has nutritional value, those which don't easily wither, can withstand bad weather conditions, even drought, can withstand diseases and has a better taste. Farmers have also learned how to use some techniques such as adding fertilizers, fencing and weed removal in order to ensure that they have a good harvest. They have also learned how to improve their farming techniques by using chemical pest controls to ward off mice, and locusts and using agricultural machinery such as tractors, threshers, harvester and transplanters. However, in spite of their best efforts for a good harvest farmers still encounters losses because of flood, drought, soil erosion, and diseases. It is probably because of these losses where some farmers learned how cultivate land indoors or greenhouse or glasshouse wherein temperature, lighting shade, irrigation, fertilizer application and humidity are controlled to ensure proper growth of the plants.

It is important that we should learn how to save food for the rainy day. Some farmers learned how to store their crops inside the barn. Barns are also use to keep domesticated animals especially during bad weather conditions. Farmers use barn lights for proper heating and ventilation to protect livestock from getting sick especially during the winter season. It is because of these efforts why we still have food on our table. It is important that we should learn how to appreciate what they are doing for everyone.