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On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Trevor Richards <trevor at soilcarbon.org.nz> wrote: Dear ABE group, Please find below an e-letter​ I hope you will read and share. A few of you may have been sent this already from … Continue reading
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This new report is a bit of a disappointment if you are looking for any focus on biochar or soil carbon but they did at least try to include something… (but only in the supporting technical report!) Pg.65: “Finally, biochar … Continue reading
Don Graves is giving a biochar talk during the week of events leading up to KaiFest… Day: Saturday 1 April Time: 3-5pm Location: Te Awhina Marae Description: Biochar is produced by heating wood and other carbon products to high temperatures … Continue reading
It looks like the biochar ‘industry’ in NZ has missed any opportunity to wave the black flag here, for N management. I have been following the public engagement from afar over the years, but there did not seem to be … Continue reading
G’day & Kia ora (How are ya?!) Been a bit a hot out late hey?!! You know it’s amazing what this little black piece of biomass can do!! Yes you’ve seen the Ads, imagine if Scott Morrison bought a piece … Continue reading
Kay Baxter identifies biochar as an important component of her soil development and gardening strategy. It would be great to hear other folks ideas and experiences in NZ. http://www.koanga.org.nz/kaysgardenblogbiocharjan2017/ “….then we added 5kgs of CHARGED biochar per sq m and … Continue reading
I was critical of LandCare Research in a recent (17Dec) Biochar@ABE FB post based on this video… I posted a comment: “Could someone from LCR or Lincoln advise if biochar was considered as a tool worthy of study in these … Continue reading
Peter Cundall is gardening legend in Australia. He talks about biochar kindly in the article linked below. Where are all the NZ gardening legends on this subject? Peter Cundall: organic charcoal good for your greens Peter Cundall, The Weekly Times … Continue reading
Interest in methane is bubbling up all over the pace right now… New research explores how wetlands and agriculture could be causing a global rise in methane And MPI have just released an RFP for more animal methane studies. NZ$350K … Continue reading
Conference papers are now available – click the heading below… BIOCHAR 2016 Symposium: The Synergy of Science and Industry. August 22-25, Corvallis OR. “From August 22-25, 2016, over 300 biochar producers, researchers, users, and enthusiasts met at Oregon State University … Continue reading