The Challenge of Sandy Soils With drylands covering over 40% of the Earth's land area, improving the agricultural potential ...

A new study reveals that biochar made from crayfish shells can either reduce or increase arsenic risks in soil, depending on ...

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 ...

Biochar can be produced from a variety of feedstocks, including wood chips, corn cobs, or separated manure solids. Its ...

A new long-term field study shows that how biochar is applied matters just as much as whether it is used at all. Researchers report that small ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new machine in the mountains of Butte County that turns leftover wood ...

Biochar may improve soil, but too much can harm ants, disrupting their behavior, teamwork, and the health of the ecosystem.

How can peanut shell biochar (charcoal-like heated biomass) reshape soil microbes for better crops? This is what a recent ...

A five-year field study shows biochar improves soil chemistry and transforms microbial communities in acidifying paddy soils ...

For people living in forested areas, the question of how to manage wood debris is One option is to burn brush and wood piles. In April, the Cook County Highway Department will host an event to ...