US Department of Agriculture
First established a Federal Department to oversee agricultural crops (including fertilizers and materials used on crops. View Source
Foundation of USDA
On May 15, 1862, President Lincoln signed legislation to establish the USDA and two and a half years later in his final message to Congress, Lincoln called USDA "The People's Department." Through our work on food, agriculture, economic development, science,…
US Patent Office Agricultural Division
First directed effort to collect and preserve agricultural species and develop better horticultural practices. View Source
First veterinary school in world – Lyon France
Veterinary training becomes science instead of art. First training focused on horses but then expanded to cattle, both of economic importance to society. View Source
Johann Rudolf Geigy set up a chemist shop in Basel, Switzerland
Geigy would eventually lead to the present-day Syngenta. View Source