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Great work here from our BNNZ chair on educating AC on biochar. It would be great to see this recording available to other councils around NZ. Your help with this would be appreciated. … Continue reading
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I’ve been very under-whelming recently on my posting the this site. A few months ago I managed to shut myself out of the site which is not a good look when you are the site administrator. Most of the NZ … Continue reading
Tree Matters is the The industry magazine for the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ Arb). Matt Priestley, director of Brotherwood Ltd and BNNZ member has written an very nice article on biochar that was published in the Spring 2019 magazine. … Continue reading
Linked here is the first of two articles in this month’s edition of NZ Lifestyle Block magazine, featuring the work of BNNZ committee members. I suggest supporting the magazine by buying yourself a hard copy. … Continue reading
Don Graves is giving a biochar talk during the week of events leading up to KaiFest… Day: Saturday 1 April Time: 3-5pm Location: Te Awhina Marae Description: Biochar is produced by heating wood and other carbon products to high temperatures … 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
BIOCHAR HORIZON 2025 – by Hans Peter Schmidt & Simon Shackley, (2016) book chapter in Biochar in European Spoils and Agriculture Summarizes the progress of biochar science & applications in agricultural practices. From historical assessment of lessons learned & progress … Continue reading
Combining biochar and organic amendments; Claudia Kammann, Bruno Glaser and Hans-Peter Schmidt Published as Chapter 6 in: Simon Shackley, Greet Ruysschaert, Kor Zwar and Bruno Glaser (editors): Biochar in European Soils, Routledge, London, 2016, pp. 136-164 see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301295876_Combining_Biochar_and_Organic_Amendments This chapter summarizes … Continue reading
An informal event to share experience and knowledge on making and using biochar. Share experiences and ideas with other biochar makers Learn ways to make biochar for home garden, farm or greenhouse Compare different biochar machines Practical Demonstrations No experience … Continue reading
2nd Edition of Biochar for Environmental Management is Now Available for Order; IBI Members Receive a 20% Discount and Access to Preliminary Pages and Chapter 1 ‘With its careful evaluation of every aspect of biochar, this book represents a cornerstone … Continue reading