Using a Flame Cap Kiln
The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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.
USDA NRCS Biochar Funding Quick Guide
This is the companion Fact Sheet to the Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment webinar series we held in January 2023. That series can be found here:…
The Devil is in the Process: Co-composting Biochar Could Benefit Crop Growth and the Environment
Biochar has the potential to sequester carbon and improve the properties of soils when used as an agricultural amendment.
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…
Increasing Resilience and Carbon Storage through In-forest Biochar Production
Conservation Corps putting Research into Action
In 2020 the San Juan Islands Conservation District launched the Islands Conservation Corps…
The Use of Biochar in Composting
Both compost and biochar production are methods to utilize and recycle organic wastes.
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…