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Stubble Burn Illuminates Agricultural Precision Fierce orange flames race along razor-straight agricultural lines, consuming golden wheat stubble in a controlled agricultural burn. A linear irrigation channel defines the burn's western boundary, creating a dramatic geometric fire landscape that transforms the harvested paddock. Intense crimson and deep blue-black smoke billow skyward, revealing the calculated methodology of post-harvest field management in rural New South Wales. The meticulous fire progression demonstrates a strategic agricultural technique used to clear fields, reduce pest populations, and prepare ground for next season's planting. Brilliant sunlight and a pale blue horizon contrast the elemental drama of the burning field, capturing the raw interface between human agricultural engineering and natural transformation. This aerial perspective unveils the precision and deliberate environmental manipulation characteristic of Australian broadacre farming practices.