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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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What Is Biochar and How Diferent Biochars Can Improve Your Crops

This basic introductory fact sheet on biochar from the University of Tennessee covers the following topics: Potential Use of Biochar as an Amendment;…
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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 a Flame Cap Kiln

The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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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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Hydroponics Program - Centre for Applied Research and Innovation

Senior research scientist Nick Savidov was the first researcher to suggest using carbonized agricultural by-products known as “biochar” as a…
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Practice Guideline: Plant Bioassays to Evaluate Biochar Compost

This guideline was developed by the Umpqua Biochar Education Team for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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How to Use Biochar in Compost

The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed techniques for using biochar in composting for
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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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Biochar in New York State: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward

Biochar in New York State: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward