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Recent Examples of tillage
But tillage can also release carbon dioxide stored in the soil and harm overall soil health, so regenerative farmers swear against it.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
These include conservation tillage, soil carbon amendment, growing cover crops and prescribed grazing.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Applications include tillage and seeding, excavation and transport of construction materials and mining ore, garbage hauling, sorting of recyclables, cargo handling in airports, and eventually autonomous construction on the moon!
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Aside from that, the tractor uses the same second-generation technology stack as its tractors for field tillage.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
These include conservation tillage, soil carbon amendment, growing cover crops and prescribed grazing.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Applications include tillage and seeding, excavation and transport of construction materials and mining ore, garbage hauling, sorting of recyclables, cargo handling in airports, and eventually autonomous construction on the moon!
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Aside from that, the tractor uses the same second-generation technology stack as its tractors for field tillage.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
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Butler Valley, with about 3,000 acres in cultivation, has no population centers.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Mechanized cultivation systems can sometimes lead to a bunch of loose soil ending up on top of that magical flair.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Industrialization of animal agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is mainly happening already through intensification, vertical integration and corporate consolidation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Márquez’s success prevented him from leaving Cuba, and as a result, he was sent to work in agriculture as punishment.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Soil Carbon Sequestration through Regenerative Agriculture A 2022 study by the Rodale Institute shows regenerative farming practices such as cover cropping, no-till, and rotational grazing can sequester up to 3 tons of CO2 per hectare annually.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some of that land is used for farming, and some has woods and water.—
Dakota Barnes-Rush,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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The species of ticks in Colorado don’t like the summer heat and start to go into a dormant state when temperatures are in the high 80s, said Lisa Mason, a horticulture specialist and entomologist at Colorado State University’s extension office in Arapahoe County.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025
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This common summertime dilemma doesn’t discriminate between the green thumbs and those who would describe their gardening pursuits as otherwise.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Each week of camp represents a unique theme in addition to art, STEM, archery, gardening and more.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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For instance, two people earned bachelor's degrees in soil science and agronomy from Purdue University in 2022, according to its federal data, putting it well below the threshold in the legislation.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
22 May 2025
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With all 18 greens set to be rebuilt after Sunday, the agronomy team is expected to push conditions to the edge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillage. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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