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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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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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USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies

USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies The Problem:…
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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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Big Box Biochar

Learn how Utah State University Forestry Extension is making big box biochar in the Intermountain West. By using low-value waste wood, our team is…
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The Use of Biochar in Composting

Both compost and biochar production are methods to utilize and recycle organic wastes.
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Great Lakes Biochar Network

The Great Lakes Biochar Network aims to be a centralized hub for biochar information relevant to the Great Lakes region.
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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:…
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Using a Flame Cap Kiln

The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.