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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Dr Brandon R Smith: NRCS Conservation Practice 808 for Soil Health

Dr Brandon R Smith, National Program Coordinator for the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) National…
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Leading the Soil Carbon Revolution

Johannes Lehmann, School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, Soil and Crop Sciences, is leading a revolution.
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Smoke Into Biochar: Safe Burn Practices for Recovering Biochar for Use in Soil and Compost

The top-down pile burning technique is a cleaner burning fire that produces biochar. This guideline gives step-by-step instructions for making biochar…
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Feasibility Assessment of Dairy Biochar as a Value‐Added Potting Mix in Horticulture and Ornamental Gardening

This short paper from Cornell researchers summarizes costs and benefits of converting dairy manure to biochar. 
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A Survey of Biochars: Interactions with Dissolved Ammonia, Nitrate, and Phosphate

Presented on August 8, 2014, by Edward Colosky - Graduate Student at the U
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A Field Guide to Biochar Water Treatment

This ebook describes a low-cost DIY drinking water treatment system using bio
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Growing native plants with biochar

Scientists with the US Forest Service are evaluating two ways to use biochar to improve growth of native plants: coating seeds with biochar and adding…