AGRICULTURAL
NEWS
BIOCHAR
This
is an abstract from a agriculture news magazine, the January 29,
2019,
Delmarva Farmer out of Easton, Maryland. It a reference to the use
of
a biochar to improve the soil which our vegetables and cereals
are
grown
in. It requires the use of biomass. I am not against this program
but
think
the public should know of it's use.
Remember
, biomass is the waste of plants, things not used for food or
feed,
manure and human waste from sewage plants, used for energy and
chemical
manufacturing. Biochar is a porous charcoal like material
produced
by a high temperature decomposition of biomass. It improves
agriculture
production up to 15 percent. Research shows application of
biochar
can save millions of dollars in health cost by improving air quality.
It
can be considered as a resource saving, crop boosting and health care
improving material and should be seriously considered.
Research
teams of Rice University and North Dakota State University lead
the
way for it's use.
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