holywell farmer
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Was there proof it harmed the ozone layer ?
Stubble burning
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holywell farmer
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Anyone remember stubble burning in north wales?
I have very very vague memories of seeing a stubble in Babell being burnt as a kid I'm sure.
holywell farmer
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On my relatives farm stubble was never burnt, think more of arable farmers practice
betweenthelines
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Burning a straw crop is about 1 ton/acre, stubble only would be less than 1 cwt/acre, I reckon. Compared to EFW plants, these amounts are insignificant. And certainly less that the amount of fossil fuel you would use to create a "no burn" seed bed
holywell farmer
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What's an efw plant ?
holywell farmer
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Straw burning was never a big issue in Scotland because all the straw always had a home in the livestock areas.
I do remember burning wheat straw in the swath occasionally as a kid . Would only be done if the crop had been particularly weedy.
Don't recall ever having any problems , but my dad was pretty careful
holywell farmer
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Out of interest do power stations still take bales ,?
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Grandad loved a good burn up, went to help him one time and the wind changed direction and we ended up hiding in a ditch as the smoke and embers blew over the top of us, he swore me to never tell mum!
He would only burn in a line, however there were others who set fire all round the field which gave no escape for anything in the field, it would also draw into the middle really quickly on a still day as the fire drew its own 'wind' creating a hell of an inferno.
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He would only burn in a line, however there were others who set fire all round the field which gave no escape for anything in the field, it would also draw into the middle really quickly on a still day as the fire drew its own 'wind' creating a hell of an inferno.
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holywell farmer
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The days before health and safety
3/4 laps with a chisel plough behind a 7000. Then in with Morris minor pickup towing a burning trailer tyre 100/. 150 acre fields wilts /hants border. Job done, lovely clean burn then in with discs. There were vast flocks of lapwings swooping over blackened autumn fields. The smell of burnt stubble and damp soil......magic memories.
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Which is completely daft IMO
You'd think they would appreciate that other tools in use generally have worse consequences for the environment than fire, which has been around for as long as modern man.
It's very very difficult for pest species to develop resistance to being consumed by fire, whereas common weeds and pests have already beaten the cultivators and the chemists' attempts at control.
The main reasons you aren't allowed to burn:
1.Public perception of pollution
2. It costs a box of matches and a car tyre on a wire, as opposed to making the supply industry what it is today.
(foil hat on)
renewablejohn
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Looks like the rules for stubble burning in Scotland are quite similar to England and Wales.
http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17UT29OUI9Q2ZZ
http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.17UT29OUI9Q2ZZ
holywell farmer
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What old saying farmers who find worms have good ground
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Makes no sense that you can torch entire stacks of linseed bales but not acres of stubble?
Of course you had to cultivate firebreaks and burn in a line, anything else is just nuts.
Of course you had to cultivate firebreaks and burn in a line, anything else is just nuts.
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We burnt a lot in the past, I always thought of a good burn as a cleansing operation. However ferocious, I don’t think the soil suffered any ill effects, but weed seed and fungus spores lying on top didn’t fair so well.
However: unfortunately not all farmers could be trusted with fire, Ive seen it get out of hand on several occasions!
However: unfortunately not all farmers could be trusted with fire, Ive seen it get out of hand on several occasions!