Conventional Tillage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006594",
  "term": "Conventional Tillage",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Full width tillage that disturbs the entire soil surface and is performed prior to and/or during planting. There is less than 15 percent residue cover after planting, or less than 500 pounds per acre of small grain residue equivalent throughout the critical wind erosion period. Generally involves plowing or intensive (numerous) tillage trips. Weed control is accomplished with crop protection products and/or row cultivation.\n\n2. The traditional method of farming in which soil is prepared for planting by completely inverting it with a moldboard plow. Subsequent working of the soil with other implements is usually performed to smooth the soil surface. Bare soil is exposed to the weather for some varying length of time depending on soil and climatic conditions.\n\n3. Tillage operations considered standard for a specific location and crop and that tend to bury the crop residues; usually considered as a base for determining the cost effectiveness of control practices.\n\n4. Tillage operations considered standard for a specific location and crop and that tend to bury the crop residues.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Ag 101 Glossary of American Agriculture",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; DOI Bureau of Reclamation Managing Water in the West Glossary",
    "Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/conventional-tillage/"
}