Inseparably linked to livestock production and agriculture, the bounty of the grasslands supports Civilizations and defines cultures. Whether the crop is wheat, rice, corn, alfalfa, clover, bean, or potato, the harvest is the defining season for agricultural societies. Asian legends of rice go back nearly five thousand years: in Bali, it is said, Lord Vishnu caused the Earth to give birth to rice and the God Indra taught people to raise it.