minimum tillage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of minimum tillage
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Applying nitrogen is an expensive process, it’s another tillage step, and for farmers trying to make a go with minimum tillage practices, it just doesn’t pay.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2016
Now, machines are available that combine several operations in a process called minimum tillage.
From Time Magazine Archive
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