Nicole Draina shares how biochar can make an essential difference in sustainable agriculture, particularly during the climate ...

Biochar, also referred to as carbon material, is produced from the thermochemical conversion process (heating or burning) of feedstocks or waste biomass, such as forest residue, crops, or agricultural ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Biochar -- a charcoal-like substance made primarily from agricultural waste products -- holds promise for removing emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals from treated ...

Crop, animal, and even municipal waste, can be baked and processed into biochar, which enhances soil and sequesters carbon.

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 ...

A new scientific review highlights major advances in the use of iron enhanced biochar as a powerful tool for cleaning contaminated environments and supporting sustainable agriculture. The study ...

When Beauregard Burgess and three friends decided to start a hog and poultry farm in 2015, they chose an odd location: 20 acres of swampy land on the east side of Homer, Alaska, a coastal hamlet south ...

Across the United States, sales of biochar, a long-lasting soil additive, have surged over the past few years. Biochar sales have tripled annually since 2008, according to some estimates. The Biochar ...

UC MERCED (KGO) -- There's a growing movement in California and across the West to use a substance that's readily available from sources that often go to waste to help in the fight against climate ...

Jalgaon: Crop residues generated in agriculture are not waste but can be a major source of income. Along with environmental ...