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no-till farming

 
pronunciation:
no tIl far mihng
part of speech: noun
definition: a method of farming that prepares the soil for planting without plowing or otherwise breaking into and turning over the soil forcefully with machinery. In no-till farming, residue of the previous crop remains on top of the soil, and the soil is cut into only slightly for seeding.