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Recent Examples of tillage
The five-year program focuses on climate-smart agricultural practices such as reduced tillage, nutrient management, improved soil heath, drought- and flood-resistance and lowered greenhouse gas emissions.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Acres with reduced tillage – which cuts runoff – rose 27% during that time, and no-till was up 9%.
—Erin Jordan, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
In Kentucky, farmers are planting colorful cover crops, abstaining from disturbing the soil through tillage and embracing other conservation practices to help stave off erosion and protect water quality — both in local waterways and a thousand miles downstream.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
And insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant GMO plants have reduced tractor use for insecticide spraying and tillage, dramatically cutting yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Emma Kovak, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2021
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Acres with reduced tillage – which cuts runoff – rose 27% during that time, and no-till was up 9%.
—Erin Jordan, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
In Kentucky, farmers are planting colorful cover crops, abstaining from disturbing the soil through tillage and embracing other conservation practices to help stave off erosion and protect water quality — both in local waterways and a thousand miles downstream.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
And insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant GMO plants have reduced tractor use for insecticide spraying and tillage, dramatically cutting yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Emma Kovak, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
Noun
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The fuel propelling MicroStrategy’s success is its embrace and cultivation of volatility, the defining characteristic of its core asset.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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In states like California and Colorado, the demand for cannabis cultivation spaces has led to a boom in real estate prices for industrial properties.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Monday is agriculture day, highlighting Meeker County’s dairy industry with planned visits to Schiefelbein farm and Ahlgren Dairy, Jomas Hill Vineyard and Winery, Ru-Be Dairy and First District Association.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Trom’s family story, along with the story of how factory farms have reshaped US agriculture, are recounted in Trom Eayrs’s compelling new book, Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last week, gangs attacked downtown Port-au-Prince and farming communities in the mountains above the capital, cutting off the last remaining access to the south.—
Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Family farming has been endangered, but for African American farmers, the land — holding onto it, cultivating it — is even more precarious and precious.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Most of the peat that is extracted in Scotland is used in horticulture as compost to grow things like mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants.—
Toby Ann Halamka,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Feb. 2025
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In her later years, Alice discovered the craft of gardening and computers.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 10-year-old Carnoustie and Monifieth Men’s Shed is run by local volunteers who meet weekly to lead activities like woodwork, crafting and gardening.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Image Educated in agronomy, Mr. Mondlane has a diverse résumé.—
Tavares Cebola,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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This decline was due to lower oilseed processing margins and decreased agronomy product prices.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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