tillage

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Recent Examples of tillage 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 But tillage can also release carbon dioxide stored in the soil and harm overall soil health, so regenerative farmers swear against it. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for tillage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
Noun
  • The possible order comes after the Texas Legislature adjourned a second special session without passing new regulations on the industry that has boomed since Texas legalized the cultivation and sale of hemp in 2019.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to a healthy contingent of federal firefighters, federal workers from the departments of agriculture, the interior, and others have a strong presence in the town, which has a lone blinking stop-and-go traffic light and no parking meters.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Higher tariffs are weighing on manufacturers and exporters, while immigration restrictions are constraining the supply of workers in industries that rely heavily on lower-skilled labor, such as construction, agriculture, retail, and hospitality.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s especially pressing in places like Alexander County, a corner of the country that bridges different farming regions.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brian Heinz, director of horticulture for Spring Grove, says the arboretum currently lists a September Elm as an Ohio and National Champion.
    Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Lisa Mason is a horticulture specialist and entomologist with CSU Extension Arapahoe County.
    Special to The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And right now, the best one for patio and gardening items is happening right on Amazon.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The garage is great for things that are made to withstand the outdoors, like gardening supplies, patio furniture and decor, outdoor toys, camping gear, tools, bikes, and sports equipment.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The authors of the Politecnico di Torino report agree, concluding that progress lies in combining agronomy, robotics and AI to enable smarter, more sustainable agriculture.
    Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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