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New NZ paper on soil carbon mentions biochar
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 […]
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Royal Society report mentions biochar
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 […]
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Healthy Rivers Wai Ora – newsletter
It looks like the biochar ‘industry’ in NZ has missed any opportunity to wave the black flag here, for N management. I have been following the public engagement from afar […]
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Dung beetles + avocado
Thanks Don, for notice on this new video (see Don’s fundraising effort on FB page).
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Rethink needed on cutting agricultural emissions
This press release should be of interest to NZ biochar community. Our response in NZ seems quite narrow – we have sunk a lot of effort into NZAGRC but maybe […]
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Biochar captures N & P in dairy wastewater
Biochar can be used to capture essential nutrients from dairy wastewater and improve soil physico-chemical properties Abstract. Biochar has emerged as a promising solution for the potential to clean wastewater […]
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NZ soil status
There is a major new report out called “Status of the World’s Soil Resources”. Chapter 15 is titled “Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific”. Very catchy, I […]
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Must-see IBI webinar
2015-10-27 18.04 IBI Webinar Series with Dr. Stephen Joseph_ Making biochar commercially viable for horticulture and animal feed If you are looking into commercial biochar production or applications, then I […]
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Must watch video…
Must watch video if you are interested in biochar as an animal feed or innovative pathways for biochar to pastoral soils. The video rolls straight into a 2nd, more detailed […]
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Biochar & nutrient transport
This looks relevant to biochar nutrient management in NZ pastoral farming. No access so can’t be sure that the nutrient focus includes N. Nutrient Transport in Soils Amended with Biochar: […]