Samuel Robb and Stephen Joseph have pulled together some very interesting economic case studies that provide insight and guidance for biochar applications in NZ. Eight case studies are featured: beef (2); avocado; potato; cucumber; zucchini; golf courses; saline soil. From … Continue reading
Two related articles are in mainstream media circulation on Northland iwi successes with progressing their biochar ambitions. The first Herald story was posted to the BNNZ FB page – link here A followup article to regional papers can be downloaded … Continue reading
I’ve posted before on Royal Society discussion on biochar (try a search on ‘royal society’). I missed this important report [linked here] when it was released last year. A search on ‘biochar’ in the report pulls some results. Here are … 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
This press release should be of interest to NZ biochar community. Our response in NZ seems quite narrow – we have sunk a lot of effort into NZAGRC but maybe stopped looking at other ideas. Why not broaden the picture… … Continue reading
This Thesis does make mention of the potential for biochar as a denitrifier tool in NZ. You can download the full document as a PDF from the linked title.. THE INFLUENCE OF SOIL PARAMETERS AND DENITRIFIERS ON N2O EMISSIONS IN … Continue reading
Must watch video if you are interested in biochar as an animal feed or innovative pathways for biochar to pastoral soils. The video rolls straight into a 2nd, more detailed look at Doug Pow’s work with biochar. My thanks to … Continue reading
Hi all, I am seeking some assistance with two Franklin Treecroppers projects I am involved with. First is the Franklin Food Forest. We are developing a community learning and demonstration food forest at Pukekohe High School on the site of … Continue reading
Don Graves gave a presentation focused on biochar at the recent Land Use Opportunities Symposium in Rotorua. You can find a PDF version of the presentation here. Plenty of other interesting presentations and at least 2 others mention biochar. Coverage … Continue reading
Strategic positioning down on the dairy farm https://keithwoodford.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/strategic-positioning-down-on-the-dairy-farm/ Prof. Keith Woodford has posed pertinent questions here about NZ dairying and Don Graves has provided provided some insight into the biochar possibilities that remain unexplored in NZ. We are hoping to change … Continue reading