The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...

Last fall, on a 1,000-acre family farm in Texas, a tractor drove through a cornfield pulling a shipping-container-sized machine behind it. In front, a mechanical harvester picked up cornstalks and ...

Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from organic waste, is gaining attention for its ability to improve soils, clean water, and capture carbon. A new review in Biochar X highlights how machine ...

In a remarkable stride towards environmental sustainability, researchers at the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, have developed a ...

The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday unveiled a new project that will turn leftover woody debris from the Holiday Farm Fire into charcoal, also known as biochar. The project, established by BLM ...

This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through student journalism. The stalks and husks of corn plants — ...