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John Wraight provided a news report on a similar event back in the January ABE newsletter. Please share the news. The organisers have provided details on the event which I have also shared in the BNNZ calendar. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Soil application
“Pilot three involves a 12-month field trial of biochar on kiwifruit orchards – biochar is a carbon-rich material known to improve soil nutrient availability, sequester carbon and improve soil drainage and aeration. While biochar has been used with other crops, … Continue reading
“Pilot three involves a 12-month field trial of biochar on kiwifruit orchards – biochar is a carbon-rich material known to improve soil nutrient availability, sequester carbon and improve soil drainage and aeration. While biochar has been used with other crops, … Continue reading
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dstVlOVNYl0%3Fsi%3DJ7PC2PQmaC2LyliR … Continue reading
The bio for the above story does not specifically mention biochar but a G-Scholar search on Prof. Condron pulls a lot of historic research conducted at Lincoln, mostly around the interaction of biochar with N. I’ve filtered the results with … Continue reading
Report below Co/ Stuff & Marlborough Express ( https://www.stuff.co.nz/climate-change/350187762/winery-waste-problem-zero-carbon-opportunity ) “The Green Circle, a Blenheim startup company, and Yealands Wine are piloting a method to convert grape waste into 80% pure carbon. The resulting product, biochar, held up to four … Continue reading
Nice article here covering Bettsy & Dave Kettle’s work on the north shore. Link from image above and the article is available from the Organic NZ website. Some interesting discussion included on how they are using biochar in this system. … Continue reading
Dr Pranoy Pal has an association with biochar reaching back to his post-doctoral work at Lincoln University in 2012. Pranoy is now the Kiwifruit Technical Manager at Trevelyan’s Pack and Cool – New Zealand’s largest family-owned kiwifruit and avocado packhouse. … Continue reading
Momentum around biochar is building in New Zealand, with a number of biochar-related projects in development. BNNZ has been invited to be part of the inaugural Ministry for Primary Industries Fieldays Forestry Hub next month, and internationally renowned biochar expert, … Continue reading