https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/aramiro-where-innovation-meets-whenua

“Biochar and beyond

Now, the partnership is breaking new ground again — quite literally — with the launch of Aotearoa’s first long-term field trial into biochar in pastoral systems. Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from forest waste, has potential to improve soil quality, boost pasture growth, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lock carbon into the soil.

With AgResearch and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, Aramiro is testing how different types of biochar from their own forests perform on their soils. It’s a decade-long exploration of how the whenua can heal and feed itself — and what that might mean not just for Aramiro, but for other farms in the region and country.”