Hi Hans Peter There have been a number of papers published on the yield benefits of biochar compound fertiliser. e.g. Zheng, J. et al. Biochar compound fertilizer increases nitrogen productivity and e

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Thanks a lot for sharing the slides about the Chinese biochar industry. As Tom said, it seems that they are struggling with the same problems of standardization and (absence of) proof of agronomic eff

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Hi Could someone please resend me a copy of the China bio based fertilizer report, I lost a bunch of files on my computer. Thanks!

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Well done. Thanks. It is clear that developing biochar based fertilizers in China has many of the same challenges that we all face. Tom

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Hi, I found a way to share all this presentation as an album so you can get all the slides. Go to Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/o8bBuNQ3TbTpPkCr7 Nadav. בתאריך יום ב׳, 30 בנוב׳ 2020, 01:36, מאת Tom

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Nadav Thanks sorry I had to miss that conference Dr Chen is a good source. He is the senior editor of the Biochar Journal and a leader in biochar in China. I met him at the Asian Pacific Biochar Confe

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Hi Tom, On the last biochar conference in Korea one lecture was devoted to this subject of biochar market in China. The Prof name was Wenfu Chen and he gave a great talk. I attached 2 pictures and vid

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All, I thought you all should know about the Rich Earth Institute, headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont USA. They are working to erase the stigma regarding human urine and feces, to improve sanitatio

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I did pots and field experiments with urine+biochar(charcoal), biochar+animal manure, though wasn't keen scientifically because I didn't consider much on these chemistry calculations. Two, it was comm

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Don't stress out on the ratios. This is not a scientific process. Put the biochar in a bucket. Get your little boys to pee in it. (They will love this part.) When it is full up, put it in the sun for

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Kathleen, Thanks for the info. I have just reached out to them to make contact. Mike Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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In case you are not aware of the Rich Earth Institute in Vermont, their whole focus is on using urine as a fertilizer. Someone from their organization attended the 2016 Biochar conference, but I don't

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Chlorine?

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QUESTION: Is that true of live mycorrhizal fungi? I think the live fungi require moisture, oxygen and contact with plant roots. Hence a limited lifespan if anyone of those is absent. But I think the s

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Question: Will that kill all fungi including beneficial mycorrhizae. See https://bit.ly/3b7wxO5?

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I have approached a few CEO"s but have yet to find some seed money, no pun. Why have plastic waste in the field when it may be possible to make the containers from biodegradable bio char? The cups ide

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Tom, It is quite interesting to hear about your efforts. There has been much ongoing discussion, in the ag and hort world, regarding how to stabilize the rooting media in such a way not to have to tak

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My understanding is that mycorrhizal fungi spores become active when they receive a chemical signal from a plant root, and must reach the plant to obtain hexose in 7 to 9 days or die. This suggests th

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Mike, I have a product line of bio char products I wish to produce. One is BC starter cups shaped like peat cups. Made of small inoculated bio char pieces and bio char powder, mixed with water, fungi

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Abraham, For the larger seeds, you may consider coating the pre-germed seed in biochar powder. The coating will help in drying back the seed and reduce clumping. Using the seed as a delivery vehicle f

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