Scientists are highlighting biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass, as a promising solution to help soils store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, offering new hope in global ...

Biochar is a naturally occurring, fine-grained, highly porous form of charcoal derived from the process of baking biomass—and it’s been associated with fertile soils for some two thousand years.

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

Scientists have found that most biochar fed to cattle survives digestion and returns in manure, where it may help store carbon in soil.

Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from burning organic materials in a low or zero-oxygen environment, can improve the quality of soil and trap carbon dioxide in the earth for potentially ...

After many afternoons digging in The Chronicle's garden, I've grown accustomed to the strong winds that blow through the intersection of Fifth and Mission. Yet I couldn't help but notice the dusty, ...

BURNING FOR YOU: Jon Nilsson's CharGrow charges biochar, highly porous charcoal, with nutrients and microbes to create a beneficial, carbon-sequestering soil amendment. Photo by Cathy Holt Soil ...

For thousands of years charcoal or biochar has been added to soil to increase fertility and water retention. The Denmark Biochar group in the Western Australia's south-west is convinced of the ...

WHITE CASTLE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American BioCarbon, a leading producer of biochar for agricultural use and carbon sequestration, announced its successful attainment of Organic Materials Review ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You might not think of burying charcoal briquettes in your garden, and you definitely should not do that. But you might consider adding biochar, the ...