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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Fourth-Generation Dairy Family Powers the Future

The Scott family in 2012 proposed to build a state-of-the-art manure gasification system - based on the Fischer–Tropsch  process from early 20th…
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Composting with Biochar

Ideally, in composting you get paid a decent fee to receive, process and create a quality product. But what happens when it doesn’t go quite right ?
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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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Sustainability Seminar Series: The Ingenuity Of Biochar For Soil & Water Health

Healthy food and water are matters of national urgency, security and resilience, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic.
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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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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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Down to Earth - Biomass to Biochar and Storing Carbon in the Forest Soils

Prescribed burns are a recognized method for building healthy fire resilient forests.  In this March 2021 webinar, the Redwood Forest Foundation,…
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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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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…