You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. As we saw in our column two weeks ago, proponents of sustainability ...

Planting new trees, shrubs and perennials is an exciting process. As gardeners, we tend to refine and add to our borders and pot displays every year. More plants can only be a good thing, right? If ...

Agriculture advisers are encouraging farmers to explore the option of placing biochar on their fields to help improve soil ...

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

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

Researchers from Kunming University of Science and Technology have discovered that certain soil minerals can trap dissolved ...

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

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

A new review of research suggests that the nature-based technology biochar -- a carbon-rich material -- could be an important tool to use in agriculture to help mitigate climate change. A new review ...

Researchers have uncovered how dissolved biochar—tiny carbon particles derived from burning plant material—affects soil ...