Biochar Guidelines for Agriculture Applications (Part 1)
Practical insights for applying biochar to annual and perennial crops.
Biochar is a sustainable soil amendment that:
- Builds soil organic carbon and soil health
- Increases crop yields and soil moisture
- Improves nutrient retention
- Boosts microbial activity
- Alleviates compaction
- Reduces soil acidity
- Sequesters carbon
In this fact sheet we cover several application methods and provide case study examples.
Other useful Fact Sheets include:
- Beyond Application (Part 2): https://biochar-us.org/beyond-application-fact-sheet
- Plant Survival: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-increases-plant-survival
- Compost benefits: https://biochar-us.org/fact-sheet-biochar-compost
- Manure management: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-improves-manure-management
- Stormwater management: https://biochar-us.org/stormwater-management
- Carbon Markets: https://biochar-us.org/carbon-markets-fact-sheet
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