WRC Technical Support Group RFP

An opportunity here for to get biochar understanding into an expert panel.  This Waikato river quality program should be well funded and should include support for biochar nutrient management research. My June posts are probably connected with this new initiative… … Continue reading

Overseer and biochar

How will the application of biochar in NZ soils affect nutrient flows in farming and agriculture systems? How would these changes affect the assumptions used in Overseer? Maybe after further research in NZ on nutrient retention and the environment benefits … Continue reading

Audio

Phosphorus retention project around Lake Rotorua

I listened to the RNZ rural news podcast linked below back in July 2012 which includes a review of a water quality related project around Lake Rotorua. 2:30min in is a discussion on the “P Project”. Their project does seem to have some links to keyline plowing.

RNZ rural news – P-project

http://www.boprc.govt.nz/environment/water/rotorua-lakes/lake-water-quality/
No reference to biochar in following 2010 report (but hardly surprising)…
http://www.boprc.govt.nz/media/99964/the_efficacy_of_strategies_to_mitigate_the_loss_of_phosphorus_from_pastoral_land_use_in_the_catchment_of_lake_rotorua.pdf