Biochar is being trialled in poultry housing and manure as a method of reducing air and water pollution from farms in the UK.
Biochar is being trialled in poultry housing and manure as a method of reducing air and water pollution from farms in the UK.
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is part of the new Defra-funded, two-and-a-half year project, led by Black Bull Biochar (BBB), to address two of the biggest challenges in poultry and wider agriculture – ammonia emissions in the birds’ housing and phosphorus pollution from manure when applied to arable land.
Biochar is produced when biomass – typically wood – is heated to high temperatures without oxygen. The process is known as pyrolysis, and when completed effectively, produces a biochar that is effective at absorbing nutrients.
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The trials will take place in the River Wye catchment. (Photo Credit: Rob Wicks)
