Thesaurus results for TILLAGE

tillage

noun

as in cultivation

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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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for tillage

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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.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The first of these events in Arles, three years ago, raised the curtain on the regenerative agriculture movement, where soil and plant cultivation rely to a great degree, but not exclusively, on organic standards.

— Louise Schiavone, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026