Federated Farmers urges members not to get caught out by outdoor burning rules over winter.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council regulates burning under its air quality plan, and has already issued 47 infringement notices and two prosecutions this winter.
With the winter burning season lasting from May 1 to August 31, Federated Farmers hopes that no farmers or growers will face enforcement action from the council.
The burning rules cover areas called airsheds around Napier and Hastings. The Napier airshed includes Jervoistown, Meeanee and Poraiti, as well as the city. The Hastings airshed encompasses the rural areas of Twyford, Karamu, Mangateretere and the land between the Tukituki and Clive river mouths.
Horticulture properties in these airsheds can burn diseased plants, and old trees or vines that have been ripped out if the site is being redeveloped.