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Develop Integrated Fire Management for Agricultural Landscapes

Wildfires increasingly threaten agricultural areas, yet integrated fire management could reduce fire risk while maintaining agricultural productivity. The challenge is developing fire management strategies that protect agriculture while using fire as a landscape management tool. Barriers include fire management complexity, safety concerns, and coordination requirements across properties. Without fire management, agricultural areas remain vulnerable to catastrophic fires while missing opportunities for beneficial fire use. Successful fire management could protect agricultural areas while using controlled fire for land improvement, potentially creating fire-resilient landscapes that use fire as a management tool rather than avoiding it entirely.

Applied Sciences, Sustainable Farming, Sustainable Land Management