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Better practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage to protect the soil and on-farm installations to reduce runoff have substantially increased in recent years.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tillage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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tillage
noun
till·age
ˈtil-ij 
1
: the process of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
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