1
: the operation of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
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The five-year program focuses on climate-smart agricultural practices such as reduced tillage, nutrient management, improved soil heath, drought- and flood-resistance and lowered greenhouse gas emissions.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Acres with reduced tillage – which cuts runoff – rose 27% during that time, and no-till was up 9%.
—Erin Jordan, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
In Kentucky, farmers are planting colorful cover crops, abstaining from disturbing the soil through tillage and embracing other conservation practices to help stave off erosion and protect water quality — both in local waterways and a thousand miles downstream.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
And insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant GMO plants have reduced tractor use for insecticide spraying and tillage, dramatically cutting yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Emma Kovak, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2021
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Acres with reduced tillage – which cuts runoff – rose 27% during that time, and no-till was up 9%.
—Erin Jordan, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
In Kentucky, farmers are planting colorful cover crops, abstaining from disturbing the soil through tillage and embracing other conservation practices to help stave off erosion and protect water quality — both in local waterways and a thousand miles downstream.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
And insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant GMO plants have reduced tractor use for insecticide spraying and tillage, dramatically cutting yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Emma Kovak, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tillage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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tillage
noun
till·age
ˈtil-ij 
1
: the process of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
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