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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system for planting crops without plowing, using herbicides to control weeds and resulting in reduced soil erosion and the preservation of soil nutrients.
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Examples
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They reward those who adopt so-called "no-till" agriculture - which creates less land disturbance, and therefore less carbon emissions - and many are already doing so.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 2011
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There are other benefits as well, such as increased soil carbon sequestration through no-till techniques, and crops like Bt cotton that dramatically lower pesticide use.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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Besides following organic standards, Cayuga employs no-till farming, crop rotation, and on-farm composting.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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Besides following organic standards, Cayuga employs no-till farming, crop rotation, and on-farm composting.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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Besides following organic standards, Cayuga employs no-till farming, crop rotation, and on-farm composting.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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For 15 years, Eddie Anderson, a farmer, has been a strict adherent of no-till agriculture, an environmentally friendly technique that all but eliminates plowing to curb erosion and the harmful runoff of fertilizers and pesticides.
Round-Up Resistant Weeds Pose a Threat to Farmers | Impact Lab 2010
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One reason for this achievement was a shift to minimum - and no-till cultural practices on roughly two fifths of U.S. cropland.
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There are other benefits as well, such as increased soil carbon sequestration through no-till techniques, and crops like Bt cotton that dramatically lower pesticide use.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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There are other benefits as well, such as increased soil carbon sequestration through no-till techniques, and crops like Bt cotton that dramatically lower pesticide use.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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There are other benefits as well, such as increased soil carbon sequestration through no-till techniques, and crops like Bt cotton that dramatically lower pesticide use.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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