Sentences with phrase «because tillage»

Because tillage periodically disturbs the soil, it may also negate any benefits of fertilization.

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Thus George Herbert notes that his «country parson» condescends even to the knowledge of tillage and pasturage, and makes great use of them in teaching, because people by what they understand are best led to what they understand not.

The industry claims that this farming system requires less skills and knowledge than the conventional farming system because farmers do not have to select among a range of herbicide active ingredients, carefully time their herbicide application and apply other non-chemical control practices such as plowing, deep tillage or manual weeding.

Through reduced tillage in farming — no - till being the prime example — and systems using cover crops and residue, those are major ways agriculture can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases because carbon dioxide is being taken up by the plant materials and stored in the soil.

Things get complicated when you start looking at tillage implements, because there is no clear definition and common use for them.

Because an emphasis is placed on techniques such as using compost fertilizer, near - zero tillage, and applying cover crops and agroforestry species to increase soil nutrients, the COMACO program has also helped slow land degradation in the region.