A steam engine designed by Richard Trevithick drove a threshing machine on a farm in 1812[i] but steam powered threshing was not widely adopted until the mid 19th century. The steam plough was not patented until 1832 [ii] so the claim that steam is ruining the farmers trade is fanciful.
References:
[i] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Trevithick accessed 11May20
[ii] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heathcoat accessed 11May20