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Archive Home > 2001 > July > 27 > Neighbors cool to field-burning

Neighbors cool to field-burning

Those plumes of smoke that will begin appearing in Jefferson County in the weeks to come won't be from forest fires.

By Jeff Nielson / The Bulletin
July 27, 2001

Those plumes of smoke that will begin appearing in Jefferson County in the weeks to come won't be from forest fires.

It's field-burning time.

Each year, grass-seed growers burn some of their fields after harvest to keep bugs down and clear debris. It's an agricultural practice that has been....

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