Why Great Plains Ranchers Are Setting Fire to Their Own Land

Smoke hangs thick over southern Oklahoma's Arbuckle Mountains as flames lick through prairie grass toward a stand of eastern red cedar trees. To father-son ranchers Chuck and Seth Coffey, the fire is a blessing — it's the...

Why Great Plains Ranchers Are Setting Fire to Their Own Land

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Smoke hangs thick over southern Oklahoma's Arbuckle Mountains as flames lick through prairie grass toward a stand of eastern red cedar trees.

To father-son ranchers Chuck and Seth Coffey, the fire is a blessing — it's the...

To many, the scene would look like a disaster in the making.

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Smoke hangs thick over southern Oklahoma's Arbuckle Mountains as flames lick through prairie grass toward a stand of eastern red cedar trees. To father-son ranchers Chuck and Seth Coffey, the fire is a blessing — it's the... To many, the scene would look like a disaster in the making.

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To many, the scene would look like a disaster in the making.

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