Biochar for Agribusiness: Research and Case Studies

Case Study: Rexius Compost and Soil Producer

Case Study: Rexius Compost and Soil Producer

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Soil nutrient values optimized with biochar + compost [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]Rexius started out by creating two compost windrows, one with biochar and one without. In the windrow with...

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Case Study: Monterey Pacific Oasis Vineyard

Case Study: Monterey Pacific Oasis Vineyard

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] 35% improvement with compost + biochar [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]Multi-year field trial comparing amendments of biochar only, compost only, and biochar + compost to a control (no amendment) to...

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Biochar's Role in Slow-release Fertilizers

Biochar’s Role in Slow-release Fertilizers

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]Slow-release fertilizers are a solution to many of the issues facing the fertilizer industry, when combined with biochar, instead of degradation that needs more and more fertilizer, the...

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Case Study: Soil Health in Dryland Wheat Production

Case Study: Soil Health in Dryland Wheat Production

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Biochar raised soil pH and increased crop yield by nearly 30%. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]An ongoing study done by OSU looks at the effect of biochar application on a...

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Case Study: Enhanced Corn Productivity with Biochar Enhanced Fertilizer

Case Study: Enhanced Corn Productivity with Biochar Enhanced Fertilizer

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Combining biochar with reduced nitrogen maintained or increased yields [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]A three-year study published in the European Journal of Agronomy looked at the effects of biochar combined...

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Case Study: Biochar Boosts Soil Carbon and Reduces GHG Emissions

Case Study: Biochar Boosts Soil Carbon and Reduces GHG Emissions

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Comparing different soil amendments showed biochar is most effective in adding carbon to soil and reducing Greenhouse Gases [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]A study published in the Journal of Environmental...

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