NZ connections to this study on P leaching. Check out older posts with the P tag… https://soilcarbon.org.nz/tag/phosphorus/ Impact of biochar coated with magnesium (hydr)oxide on phosphorus leaching from organic and mineral soils Water Quality Management Group, Dept. of Soil and … Continue reading
Investigating the Influence of Biochar Particle Size and Depth of Placement on Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from Simulated Urine Patches Ainul Faizah Mahmud 1,2,*, Marta Camps-Arbestain 1 and Mike Hedley 1 1 New Zealand Biochar Research Centre, Massey University, Private … Continue reading
It would be great to get access to this report and assess their conclusion that “Biochar addition could possibly increase soil carbon stocks but it is not yet an economical option for large-scale application in New Zealand.” Management practices to … Continue reading
I think the following should be of interest in NZ based on the levels of Cd contamination in some of our soils. There are other similar research finding coming from China. I posted a link to a NZ PhD thesis … Continue reading
Prof. Marta Camps-Arbestain has provided the following summary on current biochar related work taking place at NZBRC, Massey. Please contact Marta if you are interested in finding out more on any of these activities. PhD student: Stanislav Garbuz PhD research … Continue reading
Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference 2017: Conference Proceedings Foreword “The Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference (ANZBC), held in Murwillumbah NSW, Australia in August 2017, saw the gathering of scientists, biochar producers, equipment manufacturers, farmers, enthusiasts and other potential biochar end-users. … Continue reading
NZ links in this important new review. Maybe this meshes nicely with previous post on potential biochar business models in NZ. You can read a review here at the Biochar Discussion Group. Effects of biochar application in forest ecosystems on … Continue reading
I’ve posted before on Royal Society discussion on biochar (try a search on ‘royal society’). I missed this important report [linked here] when it was released last year. A search on ‘biochar’ in the report pulls some results. Here are … Continue reading
The Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference 2017 took place at Murwillumbah Civic Centre and Showgrounds, NSW, Australia from 10th to 12th of August. Information about the program and presenters is available from the conference website. My overall impression of the … Continue reading
Countdown to ANZBC17!! G’day Folks, As we countdown the weeks to ANZBC17, a reminder to submit your 30 or 20 minute presentation as well as your two page abstract or picture/ dot point summary by July 31st. This will ensure … Continue reading