A plough cuts, lifts and turns over the top layer of soil, burying weeds and crop residue while bringing fresh nutrients to the surface. Traditional designs feature a coulter to cut the sod, a share to slice horizontally and a mouldboard to invert the slice. While essential in conventional tillage, its use has declined in areas adopting conservation agriculture due to soil erosion concerns.
Heard on the job
Hook the reversible plough to the big tractor so we can turn over the stubble field before the rain hits.
Also heard as
- plow
- Ploughing
- plowing