Research between Penn State and some European institutions is trying to identify risks associated with biochar to make a safer soil amendment for farmers and the environment.

Biochar is gaining popularity with viticulturists for its ability to sequester carbon and improve soil health, but ...

Retrieved as trash and unloaded as treasure, piles of dead wood are dropped off at this biochar facility in Berthoud, Colorado, for an opportunity at a second life. James Gaspard is the CEO of this ...

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Biochar is widely promoted as a climate friendly soil amendment that can store carbon and improve crop growth. Yet scientists ...

A new long-term study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from crop residues, can significantly enhance soil carbon storage, but its ...

Biochar might sound like some kind of trendy new superfood, but it’s actually a powerful climate solution made from a very old idea. At its core, biochar is a type of charcoal made by heating organic ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.9 million to a researcher at the University of Arkansas to study the ...

Scientists have uncovered how different types of biochar influence the movement of water in agricultural soils that contain excessive phosphorus, offering new insights into how farmers can reduce ...

The EPA award will examine how adding biochar to poultry litter can limit runoff of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to ...

Shannon Speir, PhD, assistant professor of water quality at the University of Arkansas (U of A), received a $1.9 million, ...