A growing body of research suggests that combining biochar with other soil amendments such as compost, manure, or fertilizers may improve soil health ...

An ancient soil amendment—biochar—could be a promising tool for future soil health enhancement and maintenance, according to a study by the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences. Amit Dhingra ...

For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new ...

Biochar is often seen as a climate solution, but a new study shows it can either cut or boost nitrous oxide emissions depending on the soil.

Researchers have developed a practical and low cost method to transform agricultural waste into high quality biochar, ...

The Pacific Northwest’s expansive forestlands have no shortage of raw material for biochar, a potent soil amendment that also sequesters carbon. However, slash piles and other sources of woody biomass ...

On a warm morning in Polk County, heavy equipment hummed through rows of citrus as a mobile carbonizer known as a “Tigercat” converted trees and grove debris into biochar — a porous, charcoal-like ...

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The EPA award will examine how adding biochar to poultry litter can limit runoff of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to improve water quality.

As the global environmental crisis becomes a matter of not if but when, thousands of corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and advocates are trying to make amends, driving the carbon offset market ...