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Biochar is widely studied for carbon capture but a new study challenges the assumption that only the smallest pores matter showing larger pores may contribute more actively.

Biochar is widely promoted as a climate friendly soil amendment that can store carbon and improve crop growth. Yet scientists have long debated whether it always benefits soil ecosystems. A new study ...

A new study demonstrates that agricultural and medicinal plant residues can be transformed into a highly effective material ...

The EPA award will examine how adding biochar to poultry litter can limit runoff of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to improve water quality.

Biochar is often seen as a climate solution, but a new study shows it can either cut or boost nitrous oxide emissions depending on the soil.

In rural Arkansas, a cooperative experiment is underway by scientists from the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources in collaboration with the ...

At ISU’s Ag Engineering and Agronomy Research Farms west of Ames, they applied 0, 4.4 and 8.2 tons per acre of biochar to plots in 2007. In 2008, a challenging year, the trial showed a 15 percent ...

Biochar is a material you may never have heard of, but its properties and potential are incredible. It’s made from biomass, usually trees or agricultural waste, says Eric Singsaas, a research group ...

With climate change at an all-time high in our world, innovative practices are being sought worldwide in the quest for a sustainable future. While studying abroad in Europe this summer, I was ...