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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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The Potential for Biochar to Enhance Sustainability in the Dairy Industry

This 24-page white paper on biochar and the dairy industry is authored by the Ithaka Institute and Cornell University.
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Leading the Soil Carbon Revolution

Johannes Lehmann, School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, Soil and Crop Sciences, is leading a revolution.
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Growing native plants with biochar

Scientists with the US Forest Service are evaluating two ways to use biochar to improve growth of native plants: coating seeds with biochar and adding…
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Biochar: A Material to Reverse Climate Change?

The International Biochar Initiative proposes that we bake organic waste (
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Biochar can sequester carbon in soil – so why aren’t farmers using it?

One of the most effective and long-lasting ways farmers can move carbon from the atmosphere into the soil is to use biochar. But if it is so…
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Dr Brandon R Smith: NRCS Conservation Practice 808 for Soil Health

Dr Brandon R Smith, National Program Coordinator for the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) National…