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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 […]
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Ways of Making Terra Preta: Biochar Activation
I am linking in this article by Hans-Peter Schmidt on his ithaka website. Hans-Peter is a leader on biochar in Europe and he writes well on a range of biochar […]
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NPK-C
The link below is to a discussion on the biochar-yahoo group regarding the concept of NPK-C (hopefully the link will work for non-members). It would be an interesting concept but […]
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Water quality and nutrient management in NZ
When I look back at posts on the temporary BIG-NZ G+ site, there are common threads around pastoral farming, water quality, nutrient management. I believe biochar should have a stronger […]
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Water clean-up a challenge for farming
The following article is one of many I’ve seen that have biochar research opportunities blazing at me. Facilitating for more field based research could be one of our roles in […]
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Amending healthy soils with biochar
The following are extracts from an article posted by Thayer Tomlinson (to the link below). Amending Healthy Soil …”Until recently, it was believed that biochar’s beneficial soil impacts were seen […]
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Bio-char – a future energy farm crop
From putting it in the garden to help the vegetables grow, through using it to purify water, to burning it as a clean fuel for the BBQ, charcoal has many […]
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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 […]
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Welcome
Welcome to the my first post to AllBlackEarth. The concept of a NZ biochar interest group has been under discussion between biochar enthusiasts for a number of years. A call […]
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Improved Growth with Biochar and Fox Farms Part II – Hawaii Biochar
Improved Growth with Biochar and Fox Farms Part II – Hawaii Biochar.