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Beginning of sugar cane harvest reignites field burning debate

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2015-09-30 00:00:00

Growers for decades have set fire to sugar cane fields — about 40 acres at a time — to burn away the sugar-less, leafy portions of the plant surrounding the stalks. Soon after the fast-burning fires die down, harvesting machines roll in to chop down and collect the stalks that are taken to sugar mills for processing.
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