This week, I am attending a long stream of meetings with the VT Agency of Natural Resources Clean Water leadership team, testifying at State Senate committees. Also, see the same group at a quarterly

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Thanks Rob Tom

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If anybody is interested in the materials we presented the Committee, they are here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/document/2020/8/Date/2-4-2020#documents-section

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Ron and Tom -- The meeting went well, and I am truly appreciative of Tom's support and informed questions. During my testimony, I was fairly blunt that ANR has been dragging their feet on making BC a

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The committee was very receptive with just a few questions. We’ll get a report from those who were present. Tom

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Tom and list: I found the bill at. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0798/H-0798%20As%20Introduced.pdf I like the emphasis on NRCS, but also the call in the bill for two bioc

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Attached is the Vermont version. Several of us just testified today to the Vermont House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry where a bill is being considered on the use of biochar. Tom

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Hi Tom where do you get a copy of 808-CPS-1 Soil Carbon Amendment thanks Regards Stephen

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According to NRCS nine states have adopted the conservation practice 808-CPS-1 Soil Carbon Amendment. The practice and details of the amount of incentive allowable will be published on the NRCS websit

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The biochar is to be used in agriculture. There are three projects underway in Oregon and California which will hopefully work through administrative issues Tom

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I am aware of funds being granted under the E384135Z Conservation Stewardship program. It was for the making of biochar from woody debris. If I recall correctly the biochar had to remain in the forest

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Hi Tom, I am impressed by the range of things that the western end of the biochar group has been able to accomplish. You have described parts of the system that I have not found. The requirement that

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NRCS needed a standard to guide the use of biochar so we used the definition of biochar adopted by the Association of American Plant Food Controls Officials (AAPFCO). AAPFCO is an organization of offi

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Alan, The soil carbon amendment conservation practice will apply nationally. We have found that regional and local directors at NRCS tend to view biochar differently. It has taken time for some of the

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It appears that there are differing state NRCS standards and or opportunities. MA NRCS has been resistant to any experimentation, demonstration or even discussion of the use of biochar. Experience fro

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When you compare this to the latest EU fertilizer regulation, it looks like the U.S. is surging ahead in allowing the use of biochar from a variety of feedstocks, though it advises biochar of >60% car

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WOW! Thanks.

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Rob, This is a welcome conservations practice. Biochar is clearly part of the soil carbon amendment. USBI collaborated with the NRCS Soil Health program in developing it. Many thanks Tom Tom Miles Exe

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Has everyone seen this new USDA - NRCS paper about Soil Carbon? It covers biochar, and the State told me that -- even though it is marked "Under Review" -- they are accepting and implementing the stan

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