Learn about the many different places crops can be grown; on trees, in fields, underground and under water. Visit a strawberry farm and almond orchard to see how those foods are grown and harvested. Learn how soil and water are important for growing crops and what equipment is used.
Visit different kinds of farms from dairy to sheep raising. Contrast modern and traditional ways of milking cows and collecting eggs. See how cotton is grown and spun, how timber is milled, and how agriculture is necessary to our lives.
An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index.
Chronicles the agricultural revolution in Europe between 1700 and 1850 that led to population growth, changes in land ownership and economic trade, and ushered in the industrial age of the late nineteenth century.
Discusses machines, breeding, chemicals, artificial insemination, fertilizers, pesticides, and other technology employed in modern farming and considers their effects on our environment and on the future.
Discusses the history of agricultural technology including how the ancient Chinese created irrigation procedures to grow more rice, how the ancient Middle Easterners learned about breeding sheep for different colors of wool, and how the ancient Greeks invented machines for crushing grapes and olives.