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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Biochar Crop Application Guidelines

Biochar Guidelines for Agriculture Applications (Part 1)    Practical insights for applying biochar to annual and perennial…
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Using fire to build soil carbon and water holding capacity

Presentation at the Restoring the West Conference, 2019: "Using fire to bu
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Biochar: Prepping It for Soil

Biochar can benefit your soil, but only if properly prepared prior to application.
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Can Biochar Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Toxin?

Some construction and demolition (C&D) fines that contain gypsum emit H2S toxin.
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Biomass to Biochar: Maximizing the Carbon Value

Forty biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers held a virtual workshop in April 2020 to chart a roadmap for future development of…
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From Smoke to Biochar: Carbonizing at Big Table Farm, Gaston Ore.

When Big Table Farm wanted to expand their vineyard, they searched for a better solution than the standard open pile burn.
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Biochar Forest to Farm Project - Oregon State University

The study aims to inform policy for Oregon and stakeholders by evaluating whether large-scale biochar production is technically feasible, logistically…
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Smoke Into Biochar: Safe Burn Practices for Recovering Biochar for Use in Soil and Compost

The top-down pile burning technique is a cleaner burning fire that produces biochar. This guideline gives step-by-step instructions for making biochar…
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Using biochar to improve soil quality on decommissioned roads

U.S. National Forests have over 380,000 miles of roads. Many of these roads are over 25 years old, sub-standard, compacted, and invaded with…