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Stubble burning is the deliberate setting fire of the straw stubble that remains after wheat and other grains have been harvested'''

Effects
There burning of stubble, contrasted with alternatives such as ploughing the stubble back into the ground has a number of consequences and effects on the environment

Stubble burning:
 * Quickly clears the field and is is cheap.
 * Kills weeds, including those resistant to herbicide, slugs and other pests.
 * Can reduce nitrogen tie-up

However, it has a number of harmful effects on the environment:
 * Loss of nutrients.
 * Pollution from smoke.
 * Risk of fires spreading out of control

There is a perception that stubble burning contributes to atmospheric CO2. However Carbon dioxide releases are only slightly greater than those from natural decomposition

Attitudes to stubble burning

 * Stubble burning has been effecively prohibited since 1993 in England and Wales . A perceived increase in blackgrass, and particularly herbicide resistant blackgrass have led to a campaign by some arable farmers for its return.


 * In Australia stubble burning is "not the prefered option for the majority of farmers" but is permitted and recommended when there are circumstances where it is recommended. Farmers are advised to rake and burn windrows, and leave a fire break of 3 metres around any burn off.


 * In North America, fires are fairly common in Mid-western states. Many of the fires in the video are started deliberately.




 * In France, stubble burning is said to be fairly common.


 * In China, there is a governmental ban on stubble burning, however the practice remains fairly common.