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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 01 > Field burning ban in Valley worries some farmers here

Field burning ban in Valley worries some farmers here

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
July 1, 2009

For years, Jefferson County farmers who depend on fire to kill diseases, produce better yields and kill weeds have known the flames on their fields could be put out permanently.

The Legislature’s decision on Monday to ban field burning in the Willamette Valley, starting in 2010,....

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