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Recent Examples of tillage
The money also will help more farmers in the basin adopt those practices, like planting crops that cover the ground year-round to catch rain, and reducing tillage, which stirs up the soil and accelerates erosion.
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillage
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In an effort to permit hemp cultivation while prohibiting production of a psychoactive plant, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 defined hemp as all parts of the cannabis plant with less than 0.3 percent concentration of delta-9 THC by dry weight.—
Katharine Neill Harris,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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After a military coup in 1961, the new authoritarian leadership tied its economic program to the cultivation of a citizenry that was smaller and better educated.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The King is known to be a supporter of sustainable agriculture.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And industries that rely on younger people, including construction and agriculture, are in need of staff.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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By contrast, insect farming has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80% when compared to conventional livestock farming methods.—
Oyku Ilgar,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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From the end of World War II to 1973, U.S. business productivity (outside of farming) grew at a brisk annual rate of 2.8 percent.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, back in England, a groundbreaking experiment was about to change horticulture and world history forever, and P. annua played a central role.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Feb. 2025
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The unscripted show sees Meghan invite various celebrity guests, such as Mindy Kaling, into her home to share her favorite cooking, gardening, crafting, and hosting tips.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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In With Love, Markle is joined by celebrity friends like Roy Choi, Mindy Kaling, and Alice Waters, who share personal tips and tricks, as Markle showcases the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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The company completed its acquisition of West Central Ag Services on January 2, 2025, which offers grain and agronomy services in Minnesota.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
8 Jan. 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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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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