Having grown up on a beef farm, I am no stranger to the need to medicate cows but honestly, do we need to sprinkle this stuff into their daily feed rations? A recent study by the John Hopkins Center for … Continue reading
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Recently I spoke with a local organic dairy farmer that is interested in testing biochar as a component of the total mixed rations (TMR) that she feeds her lactating ladies. I learned a lot in speaking with her and this … Continue reading
There are a growing number of biochar production models emerging. No one really knows which ones will ultimately survive and thrive – but my guess and hope is that more than one model will be triple bottom line successful! So what … Continue reading
I am a huge Malcom Gladwell fan and I recently reread his book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”. As with nearly all of the non-fic books I read, I tend to think about how … Continue reading
Based on some of the stuff I’ve been learning and doing over the past year, I decided to design the ultimate fantasy/future biochar related job and have bestowed upon it the title of “Carbon Planner – Biochar Specialist”. I could see this working … Continue reading
Many farmers in the US buy federally insured crop insurance every year as a way to stay afloat when weather, insects or other disasters take a chunk out of their yields or revenues. Perhaps there is a case to be … Continue reading
The 2013 Biochar Symposium held last month in Amherst was charrific with over 300 attendees from academia to agriculture, from non-profits to biochar businesses and consultants with plenty of newbies balanced by many who have been in the biochar world … Continue reading
Who is ready to change the world? The world below our feet needs help as does the atmosphere surrounding us. Believe it or not there is a “soil-ution” almost as easy as changing your lightbulbs…only this has a more long … Continue reading