Continuous cropping is common in modern vegetable production, but planting the same crop repeatedly in the same soil can gradually weaken soil health, increase disease pressure, and reduce yields. A ...

A decade-long field study has revealed that biochar, a charcoal-like material made from plant residues, can significantly improve soil quality and boost soybean production in continuous cropping ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new ...

Plantd, a company reimagining American manufacturing from the ground up by turning fast-growing perennial grass into high-performance products, today announced the launch of a new biochar product line ...

The story so far: With the Indian carbon market set to be launched in 2026, CO2 removal technologies such as biochar are expected to play a crucial role. Biochar is a type of charcoal rich in carbon ...

India’s steel sector accounts for about 12% of India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In March, the government established a task force to explore the prospects and challenges of using biochar in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. I said in my recent book that perhaps the only tool we had to bring carbon dioxide back to pre-industrial levels was to let the biosphere pump it ...

The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...