The provisional program includes a biochar session on Tuesday, 13Dec that identifies eight 10min presentations… sadly all of Australian origins. Many other presentations at this huge event will have overlapping interest with the biochar community. If you are planning to … Continue reading
The USA biochar conference in Oregon has just finished. I hear it was very successful… more reports to follow soon. Lets hope the momentum roles on to Korea. There are a few NZ connections to the conference so I expect there will be … Continue reading
I posted earlier this year on the possibility of a biochar conference session at the NZASSS conference (see below). I’m not sure if this has become a reality but the recent conference update identifies two Australian keynote speakers who have … Continue reading
Locally produced wood biochar increases nutrient retention in agricultural soils of the San Juan Islands, WA, USA Si Gao A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science University of Washington 2016 Abstract: “Biochar … Continue reading
Govt lays out scientific ‘roadmap’ The roadmap is discussed at the RNZ website, linked above. I’ve searched the document for reference to biochar… zero results but no surprise there. I then searched on ‘soil’. There is some mention or hint … Continue reading
Biochar gets a specific mention by MPI as a research option under “Theme 2, Carbon sink enhancement”. It looks to me like it could fit other theme criteria as well… Sustainable Land Management & Climate Change Research Programme “The Sustainable … Continue reading
Biochar 2016: August 22-25, 2016 Experience the Synergy Over the last several years, researchers have helped open up many promising avenues for biochar market development in North America. Likewise, many entrepreneurs and small business owners have made investments to develop … 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
“The Soil Science Society of America promotes good science and practice related to soils and believes that the application of biochar materials offers promising solutions to agricultural and environmental concerns like climate change, soil health, and water contamination,” says Harold … Continue reading
RESEARCH PROPOSAL TO RETAIN NITROGEN IN PASTURE SOILS – Use of No-tillage to apply biochar into pasture root zones New Zealanders are waking up … to the environmental costs & unintended consequences of intensive dairy farming practices, in particular intensively managed … Continue reading