Find out if preparatory or field burning is allowed. This Web page is updated daily, to provide the most up to date field burn notice available in the Willamette Valley.
The 2009 Oregon Legislative Assembly passed Senate Bill 528
The 2009 Oregon Legislative Assembly passed Senate Bill 528. This legislation has broad implications for the grass seed industry in the Willamette Valley by significantly changing the field burning operating rules.
Grass seed and cereal grain growers in the Willamette Valley burn their fields to control weed, pest, and disease contaminants; enhance seed yields; meet seed quality standards; stimulate plant production; and remove waste residues.