Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and ...

Biochar, made from plant waste, can restore carbon in fragile pasture soils, boost fertility, and support climate resilience.

Excessive use of fertilizers has fueled global food production, but it has also left behind a serious problem: nitrate ...

Concerning proving the power of biochar beyond net zero, Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer, and Dr Sally Wilkinson, Lead ...

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Soil Science recently found that this agricultural waste can ...

Whereas offsetting emissions by paying to plant trees is somewhat precarious because those forests can be lost to wildfires, biochar is more durable — it can persist in soil for millennia. Biochar is ...

A global study has found that adding biochar to organic waste composting can significantly reduce emissions of potent ...

Charcoal is a common soil amendment, but different types provide different benefits, from improved drainage to decreasing the amount of bacteria in the soil.

According to the Watauga Cooperative Extension, farmers and gardeners in the mountain region are challenged by the "old" soils: the many thousands of years since glaciers last crossed ...

Adding biochar to farmland soils is widely promoted as a climate-friendly practice, but its impact on greenhouse gas emissions can vary. A new study ...

This garden material doesn't directly add nutrients to soil. Instead, it helps keep the nutrients present for longer and ...