For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new ...

New automated pyrolysis system converts agricultural residue into biochar to improve soil health, reduce fertilizer ...

As the global environmental crisis becomes a matter of not if but when, thousands of corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and advocates are trying to make amends, driving the carbon offset market ...

Water, biochar and soil health research will be featured during New Mexico State University’s field day June 3 in Las Cruces.

On a warm morning in Polk County, heavy equipment hummed through rows of citrus as a mobile carbonizer known as a “Tigercat” converted trees and grove debris into biochar — a porous, charcoal-like ...

A new scientific review highlights how biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass, could transform tea farming by restoring soil health, reducing pollution risks, and improving both yield ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. As we saw in our column two weeks ago, proponents of sustainability ...

How can peanut shell biochar (charcoal-like heated biomass) reshape soil microbes for better crops? This is what a recent study published in Biochar hopes to address as a team of researchers from ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal produced from organic materials that offers promising solutions for soil enhancement, bioremediation, and carbon sequestration. This carbon-rich product is created ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

Several studies now show the sustainability benefits of biochar. But a new meta analysis reveals how much more could be gained for crops and climate, if farmers keep applying biochar to their land ...