tillage
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Cropstillagetill‧age /ˈtɪlɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable] TACthe activity of preparing land for growing cropsExamples from the Corpustillage• That technique -- a form of so-called conservation tillage -- leaves dead stubble on the ground in place of neatly cleared rows.• Most tillage was temporary, and some quite large farms had no implements.• Tacitus more astutely emphasized their dependence upon tillage farming.