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What Is Beneficial Reuse?
Discover how biochar transforms waste into valuable resources, enhancing soil health and sustainability.
Biochar in Construction: A Sustainable Innovation for Stronger, Smarter Buildings
Transform your construction projects with biochar – the game-changing material for stronger, greener, and more sustainable building solutions.
Biochar & Better Soil: A Smarter Way to Build Healthier Landscapes and Stronger Margins
Biochar is no longer a niche soil amendment—this webinar breaks down biochar market growth, sales momentum, and the key factors driving adoption across gardening, landscaping, and professional soil applications.
Can I Use Regular Charcoal as Biochar?
Discover why regular charcoal cannot replace biochar and the specific benefits biochar offers for soil improvement.
Joining Forces with the United States Biochar Coalition
Join Wakefield BioChar and the US Biochar Coalition in revolutionizing the environmental landscape!
Smarter Water Use for Growing Sweet Corn: What the Research Shows
Based on research by Arjun Kafle, Sukhbir Singh, Sanjit Deb, Catherine Simpson, and Glen Ritchie(Crop Science, 2025, Texas Tech University), water is a precious resource—especially in hot, dry places like West Texas. For farmers growing sweet corn, managing water wisely is more important than ever. A 2-year field study led by Arjun Kafle and his […]
The History of Biochar: A 20-Year Timeline of Soil Innovation
Biochar has traveled through history with a story of rediscovery. From the dark earth of the Amazon to today’s sustainable farms and gardens, it has always centered around one thing—building strong, healthy soil. Let’s follow biochar’s journey in 20-year leaps and see how it continues to shape soil health, garden soil, and compost practices. 2000 […]
New Research Shows How Biochar and Smarter Irrigation Can Save Water and Support Crop Growth in West Texas
A groundbreaking field study conducted by Arjun Kafle, Sukhbir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Preetaman Bajwa, Sanjit Deb, Catherine Simpson, and Glen Ritchie offers critical insight into how farmers in dry regions can save water while still producing strong cucumber yields. Over two years, this team of researchers explored the combined effects of deficit irrigation (DI) and […]
Biochar Applications in the Coffee Industry
Biochar supercharges coffee plants, energizing the soil for a robust and bountiful harvest!
How Biochar Is Changing What Concrete Can Do
Concrete shapes nearly every part of our built world, yet it carries a heavy carbon footprint. As the construction industry looks for smarter, more sustainable solutions, researchers are rethinking what concrete can be—and what it can do. One emerging approach is biochar-enhanced concrete, a material that not only lowers carbon impact but also opens the […]
