Biochar is gaining popularity with viticulturists for its ability to sequester carbon and improve soil health, but researchers are still learning when and where it’s most ...

A new study has unveiled an innovative way to turn waste into a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture. Researchers have developed a specially ...

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Retrieved as trash and unloaded as treasure, piles of dead wood are dropped off at this biochar facility in Berthoud, Colorado, for an opportunity at a second life. James Gaspard is the CEO of this ...

A new study reveals that not all biochar works the same way in protecting crops from disease. Researchers have discovered that the particle size of ...

Elkhorn Slough Foundation is producing biochar from invasive eucalyptus trees removed to restore native ecosystems around Elkhorn Slough.

Biochar is widely promoted as a climate friendly soil amendment that can store carbon and improve crop growth. Yet scientists have long debated whether it always benefits soil ecosystems. A new study ...

Scientists have uncovered how different types of biochar influence the movement of water in agricultural soils that contain excessive phosphorus, offering new insights into how farmers can reduce ...

Shannon Speir, PhD, assistant professor of water quality at the University of Arkansas (U of A), received a $1.9 million, three-year grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study ...

The EPA award will examine how adding biochar to poultry litter can limit runoff of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to improve water quality.