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<blockquote data-quote="BTS" data-source="post: 4558630" data-attributes="member: 74654"><p>The reasoning of burning off pastures around here in the U.S (at least here in KS) is that everyone says "the grass grows quicker", which I don't believe is true, you can just see the green grass due to the pasture being black. The grass that isn't burned grows just as fast if not faster but it is harder to see due to the old dry grass covering it.</p><p></p><p>The people burned the pastures around my house (kind of scary since I live in the middle of it) about 3 to 4 years ago. The grass still hasn't recovered, it's nothing but weeds, the grass is barely a foot tall and the leaves are spotted, yellowed and look diseased.</p><p></p><p>They also burn the pastures to "kill the cedar trees", but the cedar trees don't grow very fast and there isn't a need to burn every year (or at all). </p><p>The time they burned around my house was so windy, (20mph) the fire moved fast enough it didn't even kill the cedar trees <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite59" alt=":facepalm:" title="Facepalm :facepalm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":facepalm:" />, they brought out a skidsteer with a bush mower and mowed off the trees (man that was a black cloud of dust around that machine) .</p><p></p><p>In spring when everyone starts burning, there are weather advisories to "stay in doors" because it's not safe to be outside due to smoke. The air is so full of smoke it makes your eyes water, the burning and the smoke can last around 2 weeks, pending on weather/wind conditions. </p><p></p><p>The native "prairie chicken" about went extinct because everyone burns in laying season. 20 years ago you couldn't drive a mile without seeing 1 or 2 prairie chickens or pheasants, now I'm lucky to see one a month and even that's rare <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" />.</p><p></p><p>People really need to change the way they farm, it doesn't work very well here anymore, the past 10 years has been so dry, even now we haven't had rain in 3 months, if we are lucky we get a heavy fog or a sprinkle but it's so little it can't be measured. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite57" alt=":sorry:" title="Sorry :sorry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sorry:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BTS, post: 4558630, member: 74654"] The reasoning of burning off pastures around here in the U.S (at least here in KS) is that everyone says "the grass grows quicker", which I don't believe is true, you can just see the green grass due to the pasture being black. The grass that isn't burned grows just as fast if not faster but it is harder to see due to the old dry grass covering it. The people burned the pastures around my house (kind of scary since I live in the middle of it) about 3 to 4 years ago. The grass still hasn't recovered, it's nothing but weeds, the grass is barely a foot tall and the leaves are spotted, yellowed and look diseased. They also burn the pastures to "kill the cedar trees", but the cedar trees don't grow very fast and there isn't a need to burn every year (or at all). The time they burned around my house was so windy, (20mph) the fire moved fast enough it didn't even kill the cedar trees :facepalm:, they brought out a skidsteer with a bush mower and mowed off the trees (man that was a black cloud of dust around that machine) . In spring when everyone starts burning, there are weather advisories to "stay in doors" because it's not safe to be outside due to smoke. The air is so full of smoke it makes your eyes water, the burning and the smoke can last around 2 weeks, pending on weather/wind conditions. The native "prairie chicken" about went extinct because everyone burns in laying season. 20 years ago you couldn't drive a mile without seeing 1 or 2 prairie chickens or pheasants, now I'm lucky to see one a month and even that's rare :cry:. People really need to change the way they farm, it doesn't work very well here anymore, the past 10 years has been so dry, even now we haven't had rain in 3 months, if we are lucky we get a heavy fog or a sprinkle but it's so little it can't be measured. :sorry: [/QUOTE]
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