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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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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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Weight or Volume for Handling Biochar and Biomass?

Biomass and biochar products are often described in scientific literature by weight but handled and sold in the commercial space by volume.
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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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Combined Heat and Biochar Technology Assessment - USBI Report

Combined heat and biochar (CHAB) technologies are systems that optimize the combustion of wood residues.
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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.
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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…
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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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Biochar and Pesticides

This short summary from the National Pesticide Information Center reviews the effects of biochar on pesticides in soil. Biochar can bind to…