zero tillage

Also ze·ro-till

[zeer-oh til-ij]

noun

1. no-tillage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zero tillage¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“Very few farmers still have cattle. Most farmers have now turned to zero tillage”, or planting in unplowed land, Munguma said in an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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Zero tillage can reduce labour, fuel, irrigation and other costs, but it requires more active farm management.

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