I had to start over also at 1 time. I don't know if this is a spoil, but the second time I began I did it without help. I put 1 on the berries, 1 building and 2 on science so I had very soon the points for level 2 of the farming part. From that moment I started with breeding. I playing with difficulty 'normal' and when there is almost a food crisis I pause my game when I don't have time to keep an eye on them.