I posted on this in June 2025 when it was reported in the old AgResearch website. Hopefully we can find out more about the back story to this project and the ongoing monitoring plans. “A long-term evaluation of biochar incorporation … Continue reading
Do We Now Know How to Recreate Terra Preta? Betsy Kettle has been featured here a number of times. You can get to know her & her work from CCC S1E5. Betsy has provided the following report covering seven years … Continue reading
Check out the linked presentation above for some great content: “Listen in as we hear from the Sustainable Taranaki Crew talking about the Green Loop. We hear from Mieke Verschoor, a fellow member of our network, who is a Co-founder … Continue reading
https://www.happenfilms.com/films/being-the-change-at-85 Helen waves the flag for us in this entertaining short film. It also has a version of ‘where’s Wally’ but in this case its the BNNZ chair! Helen has also been a guest on Dylan’s CharChitChat Also cut from … Continue reading
https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/aramiro-where-innovation-meets-whenua “Biochar and beyond Now, the partnership is breaking new ground again — quite literally — with the launch of Aotearoa’s first long-term field trial into biochar in pastoral systems. Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from forest waste, has potential … Continue reading
BNNZ are planning to support this event with an information booth and possibly a small flame-cap production demo (fire permit permitting!). BNNZ & ABE supporters are welcome to attend and do reach out if you want to help in the … Continue reading
NZ Grower & Orchardist – pages 57 – 59 … 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://www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/news/2024-news/lake-hood-water-quality-update-1-may-2024 … 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