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MRV Tillage Practice Definitions

Here is a quick guide to help you understand tillage events and tillage practices:

An example of the MRV tillage data entry screen

An example of the MRV tillage data entry screen

 

A tillage event is any record that a farmer enters to indicate that they conducted a tillage operation on a field on a given date.

A tillage practice is a way to classify how the soil was tilled during a tillage event—or if it was tilled at all.

You can use the following table as guidance to determine the appropriate tillage practice to enter for your tillage events. 

Tillage practice Definition Management activity examples Soil disturbance depth
Conventional till Deep tillage, any soil inversion
  • Mouldboard and chisel ploughs
  • Deeper disking, subsoiling, or cultivation
 10-30cm
Reduced Shallow tillage, no more than 3 tillage events or passes, soil is not inverted
  • Harrow
  • Subsoiling
  • Strip tillage
  • Shallow disking or cultivation
 1-10cm
No till

Direct seeding systems, minimal additional field work.

Indicate this in the platform by turning the tillage event toggle "off".
  • Direct seeding
  • Edge of field work
 <2 cm