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WHAT’S BIOCHAR? HOW TO STABILIZE CARBON IN YOUR SOIL

Biochar, otherwise known as charcoal, is an age-old method of increasing soil health. Learn more about the science and how to make your own biochar…
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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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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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Biochar Crop Application Guidelines Espanol

Biochar Guidelines for Agriculture Applications (Part 1) - SPANISH EDITION 
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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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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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Great Plains Biochar Initiative

The Great Plains Biochar Initiative (GPBI) aims to improve biochar awareness and market development in the Great Plains. For questions about the…
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What is Biochar and How Can it Help the Climate?

Podcast by @DavidLeeButler | Sep 11, 2021 | Podcast | 0 comments