no-till
Soil-preserving agriculture method
No-till is a farming method that avoids plowing or turning the soil between harvests.
Seeds are planted directly into the residue of previous crops, preserving soil structure and reducing erosion.
The practice conserves moisture and builds organic matter over time: After switching to no-till, his yields improved and fuel costs dropped.
Also called zero-till.
Covering soil protectively
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- planterContainer for greenery
stubble · straw · intercropping · coulter
Able to renew itself
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
long-term · holistic · resilience · stewardship · low-impact
Decayed organic soil matter
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- aggregationCombined collection of items
infiltration · compaction · aeration · topsoil · decomposition · porosity
mulching
Covering soil protectively
planter · stubble · straw · intercropping · coulter
regenerative
Able to renew itself
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
agroforestry · long-term · holistic · resilience · stewardship · low-impact
humus
Decayed organic soil matter
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
aggregation · infiltration · compaction · aeration · topsoil · decomposition · porosity
- eco-farmingorganic farming, sustainable farming, sustainable agriculture, cover crops, crop rotation
- farm ecologyagroforestry, beneficial insects, biological control, companion planting, cover crops
- garden prepdigging, soil testing, soil amendment, fertilizing, raking
- Organic Gardeningcompost, mulch, organic fertilizer, organic seeds, heirloom seeds
- soil conservationerosion control, cover crops, terracing, strip cropping, wind erosion
- soil managementsoil testing, mulching, fertilizer, composting, topsoil
no-tillindustrial agriculture
Large-scale mechanized farming
intensive agriculture · intensive farming · traditional farming
till, tiller, tilling, tills, tilled, tillage, untilled, tillable