Burn

Today we burned off a field that has been fallow for several years.  It was a corn field that we let grow weeds and grasses for wildlife.  This year our plan is to plant a complex mix of cover crops to build the soil and feed our cattle over the slow pasture growth period during the summer.  The cover crops will also give wildlife and bugs food and shelter, at the same time it amends and feeds the soil.  There was so much plant matter on top of the soil that was oxidizing rather than decomposing we decided to plow it down.  When that didn't work because the plant matter bound the plow up it was decided to burn the field off.  It went very well.