tillage

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"Ultimately, we need a more diversified agricultural model, with fewer cattle, and more horticulture, organics and tillage," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Intense tillage is known to be bad for worms.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

He eventually became a notable proponent of no-till techniques, where crops are grown without disturbing the soil through tillage, which greatly reduces soil erosion and creates many environmental and climate benefits.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

He's not sure what the answer is, but he's confident that practices like cover cropping and reduced tillage make a difference.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

There is now good reason to expect that in 1918 the tillage area in the United Kingdom will exceed that of 1916 by over 3,000,000 acres.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various