Auburn, Kansas, USA, 30th March, 2014 Fields being burned off today in Auburn, Kansas. According to the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, fire can be used as a major management practice for native and introduced grasslands, hay meadows and fields. Burning can recycle nutrients tied up in old plant growth, stimulate tilling, control woody and herbaceous plants, improve grazing distribution, reduce wildfire hazards, improve wildlife habitats and increase livestock production in stocker operations. Credit: Mark Reinstein
Auburn, Kansas 3-30-2014 Fields being burned off today in Auburn Kansas. According to the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, fire can be used as a major management practice for native and introduced grasslands, hay meadows and fields. Burning can recycle nutrients tied up in old plant growth, stimulate tilling, control woody and herbaceous plants, improve grazing distribution, reduce wildfire hazards, improve wildlife habitats and increase livestock production in stocker operations. Historically, Kansas farmers used crop residue burning to remove excess biomass from the fields and to prevent plant diseases. Recent air pollution events in neighboring cities like Kansas City, Missouri from agricultural burning in Kansas have forced the state to investigate the necessity to monitor and restrict all forms of agricultural burning, including crop residue burning. Current state law allows farmers to burn agricultural residues as long as certain fire safety precautions are met under Kansas Air Regulation 28-19-648. Corn and soy residues are burned in eastern Kansas during the fall. Wheat residues account for the vast majority of cropland burning in Kansas. Wheat is harvested between late May and July, with a second burning season during September and October to clear fields before the fall planting. Credit: Mark Reinstein
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