By Jocelyn Matyas NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / June 10, 2026 /Read on Cisco's Blog We often think of agricultural waste, such as crop residues, forestry byproducts, or even manure, as an end-of ...

Manure is a reality in raising farm animals. Manure can be a useful fertilizer, returning valued nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to the soil for plant growth. But manure has problems. Odor ...

Biochar can significantly improve soil health, enhance water retention and support climate-smart agriculture, according to ...

Biochar helps farmland store stable carbon in the topsoil by boosting microbial life, but causes a decline in carbon storage ...

Microplastics are increasingly found in agricultural soils worldwide, raising new questions about how they interact with widely promoted climate solutions such as biochar. A study reveals that these ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Widespread use of biochar as a soil amendment can reduce carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse ...

Biochar's benefits for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear, but new research shows it can help farmers save money on irrigation as well. The abstract benefits of ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The article “Capturing CO 2 ” describes a number of absorbent molecules (C&EN, May 2, page 30). I’m disappointed, however, that biochar was not mentioned among the possibilities. The article does ...

Manure is a reality in raising farm animals. Manure can be a useful fertilizer, returning valued nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to the soil for plant growth. But manure has problems. Odor ...