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What is Biochar and How Can It Improve Your Farm’s Soil Health

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It is a stable form of charcoal created by heating organic materials, such as crop residues, wood chips, and manure, in the absence of oxygen. Its high cation exchange capacity (CEC) allows it to adsorb and retain nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, preventing them from washing away into waterways.

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How to Improve Long-Term Soil Health on Your Farm

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Second, over-fertilization can lead to increased competition between plants for available water and nutrients, which may cause some of them to suffer from lack of essential minerals like calcium and magnesium.

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‘Waste Wool’ is a Burden for Farmers. What if it Could be a Solution Instead?

Modern Farmer

Much of the wool was saturated with organic matter such as manure, straw and leaves. This could possibly amount to less nutrient pollution in the waterways in comparison to synthetic fertilizers. As she undertook the cumbersome process of cleaning the wool, Maksymiuk realized she would end up with a lot of unusable material.