Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

Biochar has been defined as charcoal-like by-product produced during the thermal conversion of biomass to energy. Just like charcoal, it features small black, light and highly porous fragments.

Improve your soil by making biochar in the ground. DIY biochar enhances nutrient availability and also enables soil to retain nutrients longer. Last year, I committed one of the great sins of ...

It’s one of a growing number of biochar production plants. The potential is big: A new study calculated that if biochar production scales up as much as possible globally, it could capture as much as 3 ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal made in high heat, low oxygen conditions It can be used to produce energy, capture and store carbon and improve soil health But a climate expert warns we should not "over ...

When the Spanish conquistadors returned from the New World in 1542 with tales of great wealth along the Amazon River, they may have been talking about soil. Researchers have found the Amazon basin ...

A new study by researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and international collaborators provides the most comprehensive evidence to date that biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from ...

Scientists believe that biochar, the partially burned remains of plants, has been used as fertilizer for at least 2,000 years in the Amazon Basin. Since initial studies published several years ago ...

(GERMANY OUT) Liquid Cow Manure being sprayed on field, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany (Photo by Mayall/ullstein bild via Getty Images) The Biden administration’s 2022 budget proposal requests $198 ...