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Recent Examples of tillage
Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.
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Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Dec. 2025
The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.
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David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
Practices such as planting cover crops in the off-season to protect the soil, reducing tillage, applying compost and rotating different types of crops can all help soil hold more water and support crops even during droughts.
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Huma Tariq Malik,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
Climate-smart agriculture techniques, such as conservation tillage and agroforestry, also help maintain soil fertility and ensure stable yields despite climate variability, which is crucial for consistent child nutrition.
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Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Dec. 2025
The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.
—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
Practices such as planting cover crops in the off-season to protect the soil, reducing tillage, applying compost and rotating different types of crops can all help soil hold more water and support crops even during droughts.
—
Huma Tariq Malik,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
Climate-smart agriculture techniques, such as conservation tillage and agroforestry, also help maintain soil fertility and ensure stable yields despite climate variability, which is crucial for consistent child nutrition.
—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
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There’s something quietly radical in that insistence that transformation doesn’t require a grand reset, just patient cultivation of alternatives.
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The wine-country startup wanted to revolutionize the cultivation of grapes and other fruit with $100,000 robotractors, but the technology didn’t work well enough.
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The increase in oil prices has also affected diesel and fertilizer prices, creating a ripple effect through several sectors, including agriculture.
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Not surprisingly, those in construction, maintenance, and agriculture could not work from their homes.
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High prices and a stagnating agricultural economy could create an enthusiasm gap for Republicans heading into the midterms in farming and rural communities in places like Iowa, Short said.
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Today, the reality of farming is very much about technology and business, just as postwar experts envisioned.
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Linda Langelo, horticulture specialist at Colorado State University and author of Plants Are Speaking.
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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For those with the space and a long-term gardening mindset, that investment can pay off with years of future harvests.
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The podcast host also planted the White House’s first kitchen garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Victory Garden, and used the green space for community gardening initiatives.
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.
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From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design.
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Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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