TL: FAR miscanthus (still too green)TR: baled miscanthus, Co/ MiscanthusNZBL: flame-cap trench productionBR: miscanthus biochar Report Co/ Dennis Enright, BNNZ chair “A plot of mature miscanthus growing at the FAR research centre at Tamahere was offered to BNNZ members to … Continue reading
Biochar Network New Zealand (BNNZ) is delighted to hear the government announce in their budget further funding to assist farmers to respond to the impacts of global warming. Continuing with their commitment to moving towards a low carbon economy, providing … Continue reading
This video is available from the Royal Society of NZ website. I provided notice of this on the ABE FB page back on 9 March 2018, as I was aware that Annette Cowie was a speaker and she has been … Continue reading
We are on 7 hectares in Pukekohe, just south of Auckland, New Zealand. The property is a former kiwifruit orchard with a small woodlot in a gully at the rear of the property. Soils are highly productive and much of … Continue reading
The following press release will be circulated this week to various media publications in NZ. Your help with its circulation and dissemination would be appreciated. PUTTING CARBON BACK INTO SOIL In a world having too much carbon in the atmosphere … Continue reading
Plans for the Inaugural General Meeting of Biochar Network New Zealand are progressing. The IGM will take place on 14 February 2019 in Pukekohe. Live streaming technology will be used to allow folk from around the country to attend the … Continue reading
Insight into the effects of biochar on manure composting: Evidence supporting the relationship between N2O emission and denitrifying community(Article) aInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China bCallaghan Innovation Research Ltd, University of Canterbury, … Continue reading
What should we do about climate change? A thoughtful new essay on climate change… and a mention on biochar. Peter has a long history with biochar in NZ, dating back (at least) to the his 2007 paper ‘Biochar and bio-energy production … Continue reading
Dr Pia Piroschka Otte is visiting NZ (again) and will be based in Otago University for about one month from 22 November. She has kindly provided a copy of a new research publication which can be shared upon request… Abstract … Continue reading
A 132 page PDF of the conference proceedings can be downloaded from this link. Executive Summary “This report contains the presentations from speakers at the Australia and New Zealand Biochar Conference 2018. The ANZBC18 working group report this is the … Continue reading