A new study has revealed that the lasting effects of biochar depend strongly on the material it is made from, with straw-derived biochar offering clear advantages for maize productivity under ...

Agricultural soils are one of the world’s largest sources of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas nearly 300 times more powerful ...

Researchers led by Yue Pan at Shenyang Agricultural University tested how swings between wet and dry conditions affect soil organic carbon breakdown ...

Common agricultural byproduct – biochar – could offer a practical solution to tackling high emissions of greenhouse gas 300 times more powerful than CO2 ...

Scientists are celebrating an innovative way to transform farming waste into a soil enhancer that boosts crop yields and fights rising global temperatures. Called biochar, the substance has been ...

New research shows how changing rainfall speeds up soil carbon loss and how biochar helps soil cope with stress.

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 ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

Standard Biocarbon said it plans to begin commercial production of high-quality biochar, left, from mill residuals in the coming three months. COURTESY / STANDARD BIOCARBON CORP. With installation of ...

Impacts of biological amendments, including waste-derived amendments that underpin soil health and agricultural ...