i like the use of nut shells as bio-char, in that they take so long to break down naturally , this makes them available as soon as it applied, added that bio-char can be inoculated to form a living soil amendment . it seems a great end use for what was a waste material or simply burned in incinerators and buried in land fills
Ok but wait, aren’t pistachios grown with government subsidized water that has severely depleted aquifers? I don’t understand how any of this makes sense
it's re using waste that is already there... cant complain about that. most organic matter can be turned into biochar so doesnt really matter what you use.
First, think faster, cheaper, easier. Are canals lined. Is the center pivot at the correct height. Do not use center pivot on windy days. Flood irrigation...extremely wasteful. There are so many smaller ranches that use white pvc pipe to flood their few acres in the area. Must go to subsurface irrigation. After that ride Rustler's Loop and eat at The Hot Tomato.
SMH. Considering how much water it takes to grow nuts commercially, the best thing for drought would be to stop growing them. This us what happens when tge Department of Agriculture funds agricultural research at land grant universities: outputs focused on preserving agriculture, not the resources it consumes.
smh that many on this thread can't get around this topic. It turns out the CSU research center can't forbid anyone from growing pistachios, but they have access to the shells, a waste product. What they are doing is not going to increase demand for pistachios. They use them because they're available. This really isn't hard.
Biochar and charcoal are similar carbon based materials that are often confused with each other. However, they have very different applications, properties, and production processes.
Both biochar and charcoal are made via pyrolysis - the thermal decomposition of organic material like plant waste into carbon in the absence of oxygen. However, they still differ in the way they’re made. Here’s how: A. Biochar Biochar is typically made using the modern pyrolysis method. It uses the heat released from the combustion of gases to facilitate pyrolysis. The process occurs between 840-1200°F (450-650°C) and is relatively fast, taking minutes to a few hours to produce biochar - along with byproducts like syngas, a great fossil fuel alternative. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lists biochar production as a negative emission technology as it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow down climate change. B. Charcoal Unlike biochar, charcoal can be produced by either the old or modern method of pyrolysis. The old method involves using a carefully arranged pile of wood and a chimney to facilitate the thermal decomposition of wood into charcoal in the near absence of oxygen. Unlike biochar production, charcoal production occurs at a lower temperature, around 750°F (400°C), and can take days to complete. Moreover, pyrolysis gases and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are released during charcoal production. This increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, making it a positive emission technique, which is harmful to the environment. You're welcome.
Love this… thank you for covering this important issue.
i like the use of nut shells as bio-char, in that they take so long to break down naturally , this makes them available as soon as it applied, added that bio-char can be inoculated to form a living soil amendment . it seems a great end use for what was a waste material or simply burned in incinerators and buried in land fills
Very interesting, clearly explained. Thanks!
I love your calm trying to save the farm and the world by accident
I need a 1 hour version of this story instead of 3 min.
Fascinating! Thank you.
Of all nuts, those are said to be the angriest. They're pist'.
Incredible 😊
Keep the ground covered, you keep more water in it!
Cool story, this looks like an interesting job
It’s rough and not a complete story. Have you ever worked? Nothing is clean and simple. You’ll start as a hand.
Ok but wait, aren’t pistachios grown with government subsidized water that has severely depleted aquifers? I don’t understand how any of this makes sense
It's a tricky balancing act and, as recently shown, people will get it wrong more times than right.
For now there’s no way to change the government subsidised water.
So saving more water is a benefit
it's re using waste that is already there... cant complain about that. most organic matter can be turned into biochar so doesnt really matter what you use.
Go to school. Then you’ll understand.
Exactly.
and not to mention, biochar ist carbon no longer being in the atmosphere
I hate to be skeptical, but putting charcoal in an area that's drying out sounds like an awful combination for wildfires.
First, think faster, cheaper, easier.
Are canals lined. Is the center pivot at the correct height. Do not use center pivot on windy days.
Flood irrigation...extremely wasteful. There are so many smaller ranches that use white pvc pipe to flood their few acres in the area.
Must go to subsurface irrigation.
After that ride Rustler's Loop and eat at The Hot Tomato.
so thats what im going to do with them, thanks
my perma professor just showed meh this
SMH. Considering how much water it takes to grow nuts commercially, the best thing for drought would be to stop growing them. This us what happens when tge Department of Agriculture funds agricultural research at land grant universities: outputs focused on preserving agriculture, not the resources it consumes.
smh that many on this thread can't get around this topic. It turns out the CSU research center can't forbid anyone from growing pistachios, but they have access to the shells, a waste product. What they are doing is not going to increase demand for pistachios. They use them because they're available. This really isn't hard.
Finally someone just says it: Biochar is charcoal.
Still great effects, but the amount of BS and Hype being made around it is disgusting me.
Biochar and charcoal are similar carbon based materials that are often confused with each other. However, they have very different applications, properties, and production processes.
Both biochar and charcoal are made via pyrolysis - the thermal decomposition of organic material like plant waste into carbon in the absence of oxygen.
However, they still differ in the way they’re made. Here’s how:
A. Biochar
Biochar is typically made using the modern pyrolysis method. It uses the heat released from the combustion of gases to facilitate pyrolysis.
The process occurs between 840-1200°F (450-650°C) and is relatively fast, taking minutes to a few hours to produce biochar - along with byproducts like syngas, a great fossil fuel alternative.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lists biochar production as a negative emission technology as it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow down climate change.
B. Charcoal
Unlike biochar, charcoal can be produced by either the old or modern method of pyrolysis.
The old method involves using a carefully arranged pile of wood and a chimney to facilitate the thermal decomposition of wood into charcoal in the near absence of oxygen.
Unlike biochar production, charcoal production occurs at a lower temperature, around 750°F (400°C), and can take days to complete.
Moreover, pyrolysis gases and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are released during charcoal production. This increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, making it a positive emission technique, which is harmful to the environment.
You're welcome.