1
: the operation of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
Examples of tillage in a Sentence
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The winter spreading of waste feed and tillage — both legal — duped the model, according to a spreadsheet of outcomes obtained through a public records request.
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Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
By introducing vegetation, gravel, tillage and shallow flooding, the department has reduced air pollution by 99% and brought a measure of peace in the rural valley where people have long had bitter feelings toward Los Angeles.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The family farms of new England were part of a widespread agrarian culture dominated by livestock and tillage fields that began with European settler colonialism in the early 17th century and required many fences to manage separate parcels of land.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
By minimizing tillage, carbon is sequestered and stored in the soil.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
As an example, consider the impact of tillage.
—Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2020
But land tillage, laser land-leveling and harvesting can still create significant road visibility issues and health hazards.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
Moet & Chandon’s Natura Nostra encompasses several things in addition to the nursery, including protocols to protect winegrowers' health and safety, reduce the domaine’s carbon footprint, and study more sustainable tillage practices and vineyard management techniques.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
Soil tillage, crop and livestock transportation, manure management and all the other aspects of global food production generate greenhouse gas emissions to the tune of more than 17 billion metric tons per year, according to a new study published on Monday in Nature Food.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2021
Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
By introducing vegetation, gravel, tillage and shallow flooding, the department has reduced air pollution by 99% and brought a measure of peace in the rural valley where people have long had bitter feelings toward Los Angeles.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The family farms of new England were part of a widespread agrarian culture dominated by livestock and tillage fields that began with European settler colonialism in the early 17th century and required many fences to manage separate parcels of land.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
By minimizing tillage, carbon is sequestered and stored in the soil.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
As an example, consider the impact of tillage.
—Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2020
But land tillage, laser land-leveling and harvesting can still create significant road visibility issues and health hazards.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
Moet & Chandon’s Natura Nostra encompasses several things in addition to the nursery, including protocols to protect winegrowers' health and safety, reduce the domaine’s carbon footprint, and study more sustainable tillage practices and vineyard management techniques.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
Soil tillage, crop and livestock transportation, manure management and all the other aspects of global food production generate greenhouse gas emissions to the tune of more than 17 billion metric tons per year, according to a new study published on Monday in Nature Food.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2021
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tillage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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tillage
noun
till·age
ˈtil-ij 
1
: the process of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
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