What a view. Stopped to show me a clearing in that distant field. It’s a section of a sugarcane estate that was recently harvested. Said the field is set ablaze to rid it of dangerous and pesky insets. But it’s the method (which I won’t repeat here out of respect for animal lovers) farmers use to start the fires that motivated me to see what I could find on the subject.
Didn’t find anything on the “how” but found plenty on the “why” and that is to to reduce the amount of leafy material (greens, trash) that is not used. Didn’t see anything thing about eliminating the insects although to me it makes sense.
Also saw where the cane factories have been told in March of 2012 they must stop burning fields by 2014 because of the effect the smoke has on people who live near the estates the environment.
Anyway now I’m interested in visiting a sugarcane plantation to see how and why it’s REALLY done.
Schuttzie, check out the below picture...
