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Flames of ochre and crimson surge across an irrigation channel, consuming a wheat field's harvest stubble in a controlled agricultural burn. The fierce orange blaze stretches horizontally across the landscape, creating a dramatic boundary between scorched earth and verdant vegetation. A narrow water channel runs in the foreground, providing a stark contrast of cool blue against the inferno's intense heat, revealing this is likely a strategic field management technique common in New South Wales crop regions. Thick plumes of smoke billow into a expansive blue sky, creating a layered atmospheric effect that speaks to the calculated precision of Australian agricultural practices. The controlled burn serves multiple purposes - clearing crop remnants, managing pest populations, and preparing the land for the next planting season. This powerful image captures the raw, elemental nature of farming, where fire becomes a tool of renewal and agricultural transformation.