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Recent Examples of tillage
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.
—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
Compacted soil can happen if there has been too much tillage, if wheels or machinery have been over the area, or even from excess foot traffic.
—Amelia Martin, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
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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.
—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
Compacted soil can happen if there has been too much tillage, if wheels or machinery have been over the area, or even from excess foot traffic.
—Amelia Martin, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
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The bar stands as a testament to his intentional cultivation of friendships — without his friends, The Contrary wouldn't exist.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The applicant, South Morro Hills 47, LLC, is requesting a conditional use permit for cannabis cultivation in the 1300 block of Sleeping Indian Road.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Drought on its own already stresses water supplies, agriculture, and ecosystems.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The grant program has helped fund projects related to agriculture and land use planning.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even careful farming practices cannot eliminate the risk, because contamination can occur at multiple points during production.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Markis Hill is a Johnson County, Kansas State University Extension horticulture agent.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Naperville Garden Club is offering college scholarships to students pursuing studies in horticulture, conservation and environmental sciences.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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His words evoke the image of an animal slithering on the ground before growing—an allusion that was likely intended as a gardening pun about reptiles, argues classics scholar Rebecca Armstrong.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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Reliable Producers That Keep Delivering Green beans and zucchini are also top choices for easy gardening.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2026
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The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tom Huesgen, the golf club’s director of agronomy, said the club is undertaking the effort in order to provide a consistent playing experience—the gras say-grade will also improve irrigation efficiency.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In professional stadium design, field availability is governed less by calendars than by agronomy, recovery cycles, and surface integrity.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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