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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
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
I’ve been following the Waikato Regional Council process on improving water quality & nutrient management which will lead to changes in how farming is carried out in the region. You can find earlier posts on this under the “Waikato” tag. … Continue reading
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 over the years, but there did not seem to be … Continue reading
Latest article from the Biochar Journal. Will this be of interest to the wastewater industry in NZ? One issue not discussed in the article is the potential for biochar to provide low cost water polishing services prior to discharge. Please forward … Continue reading
Govt lays out scientific ‘roadmap’ The roadmap is discussed at the RNZ website, linked above. I’ve searched the document for reference to biochar… zero results but no surprise there. I then searched on ‘soil’. There is some mention or hint … Continue reading
Another great article from the team at the Biochar Journal… Planting Urban Trees with Biochar by Bjorn Embrén “Urban trees face various challenges which frequently lead to high tree mortality, shorter lifespans and increased maintenance cost. To improve tree health … Continue reading
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 and recapture excess nutrients. With the ability to adsorb significant … Continue reading
Here is an opportunity to wave the biochar flag in the Waikato… http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Council/Policy-and-plans/Plans-under-development/Healthy-Rivers—Plan-for-Change/Events/Community-workshops-/ Note that we have missed the 1st two meetings but 3 more to go… Thu, 05Nov – Hamilton Tue, 10Nov – Otorohanga Wed, 11Nov – Reporoa Please … Continue reading