biochar

On Wednesday, USDA’s Rural Development announced it is awarding over $120 million to fund six fertilizer production projects across six states.  The funding comes through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, which USDA said provides grants to independent business owners to modernize equipment, adopt new technologies, build production plants, and more.   One No...

Earlier this week, Senator Chuck Grassley introduced the Biochar Research Network Act.  The Iowa Republican’s legislation seeks to study the effectiveness of biochar, which is a carbon-rich material produced from biomass.  Specifically, the bill would establish a national biochar research network to test the impact of biochar across various soil types, application methods and climates to learn mor

Washington State University recently published a roadmap for future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Karen Hills with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources said this collaborative effort not only looked at the current state of the biochar industry, but also tried to address what it will take for biochar to move to the next level. ...

Researchers at Washington State University are looking at the potential biochar holds for farming communities and timber communities alike. Biochar is woody materials and forest residues converted into an amendment used to improve soil productivity ...

What can be done with wheat stubble or burned timber.  In both scenarios the products are of little value to the agriculture community.  However, one Spokane-based company says by converting that stubble, timber or any other bio based product into Biochar will give it a new life.  Ag Energy Vice Pr...