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

Cropaia

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. The resulting product is a highly porous material rich in carbon, capable of persisting in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years.

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

Modern Farmer

To keep product in supply, she began asking other sheep farmers in her area if they had any fleeces they weren’t using. 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.