DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES

September Newsletter 2020

Developing best practices and guidelines has been a special focus this year. ► Another collaboration with the University of California, Davis resulted in two biochar management practices proposals for the California Department of Agriculture Healthy Soils Program. In addition, USBI has been working with state agencies to develop practices and guidelines for use in stormwater and green infrastructure. To further promote biochar use, we have also aided other cities, states, and regions in Canada, Mexico, and the US through the sharing of information and policies.

Laboratories ► One of USBI’s many goals is to update our list of laboratories that are capable of analyzing biochars and collaborating with biochar producers and scientists to develop standard practices and guidelines for key biochar uses. Biochars which meet International Biochar Initiative standards now qualify for sale in the Carbon Future market platform.