Banning Field Burning

Growing up in a small mid-western farm community you become accustomed to certain sights and smells that go along with the changing crop seasons. One of the most recognizable is the smell of field burning. I myself actually like the smell, perhaps because it brings back warm memories of the close knit farming town of my youth.  I am it seems one of a small minority who feels that way. The public cry to ban field burning is growing ever louder and more persistent. Several state legislatures are considering bills that would ban field burning, a needed agriculture practice. Those who are in favor of banning field burning site several reasons; the utmost being health reasons, stating exposure to heavy concentrations of field smoke can be harmful to persons with lung conditions. I don’t know about you, but if I did suffer with a lung condition I think I would have the wherewithal not to be standing next to a burning field. As with most of the debated issues being brought up before state and federal legislature, a personal choice is involved. With the issue of field burning, if you have asthma, choose to stay away from burning fields.