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 ...
On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...
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The benefits & limits of biochar
A closed-loop recycling initiative in Napa and Sonoma is remanufacturing used plastic stretch film. Betsy Andrews examines the benefits and limitations of biochar; a look at Pacines Ranch and their ...
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 ...
Coral Gables is cashing a $1.5 million check from Miami‑Dade County while holding on to a key piece of land that could soon ...
Researchers have developed a practical and low cost method to transform agricultural waste into high quality biochar, ...
A new study reveals that transforming biomass from dedicated energy crops into biochar could provide a cost-effective and scalable solution for ...
The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...
Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes, and beans, but also an invasive menace: Prosopis juliflora, better known as the mathenge plant. Its long roots steal water from ...
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