Smokey Summer Should Not Negatively Impact Ag Burning

The skies across the Inland Northwest have been filled with smoke for much of August.  Could that impact agricultural burning as 2017 marches on?  Robin Priddy with Benton Clear Ari Agency told the Washington Ag Network even thought air quality across the region has been less than good for several days, that should not impact ag burning in to the future.

“Those meteorology determinations are made more on a two-three day window, and they generally wont be looking backwards for what has happened the rest of the summer.”

Priddy added once winds and rain move into the area, permitted burning should proceed as normal.

“So, once this abates in the fall I think the ag burning program will go on pretty much as normal.  I don’t think it’s going to look back and try to make up for this.”

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