The following guest editorial was submitted by soil science professor David Laird of Iowa State University in response to a recent Farm Journal article about biochar titled “New Row-Crop Product ...

After the Canton paper mill closed and Tropical Storms Fred and Hurricane Helene impacted the area, plenty of wood was left ...

It even has a mobile app that captures geo-tagged, time-stamped images to geographically document activities, including ...

Based on European emissions of about 1.1 gigatonnes of carbon per year, we estimate that biochar could offset around 9% of Europe's emissions. We suggest that biochar should be added to the ...

Biochar is a charcoal-like material, formed from any organic waste, from food to sewage. Normally, this end-of-life matter releases CO2, but when it is burned through a process of pyrolysis, the ...

A wheelbarrow of biochar.Credit: Getty Images The second attribute is more unexpected and more exciting. Industrial agriculture strips nutrients from the soil, which farmers replace with ...