Join us at Niner Wine Estates for an engaging, interactive morning focused on biochar production and its benefits for soil health. We'll explore the various stages of biochar creation, from active pits to finished products, and discuss how integrating biochar can improve farm operations. This event is perfect for growers, vineyard managers, and sustainability-minded professionals looking to explore practical, science-backed techniques for improving soil function. 🗓 May 9, 2025 | 9 AM – 11 AM 📍 Niner Wine Estates, Paso Robles, CA What to Expect: Expert insights from industry leaders on biochar’s benefits, production, and applications Live demonstration of biochar production, from pit to product Real-world strategies to enhance soil health and farm performance Register today to reserve your spot! It's FREE! CE Approved: CCA 2 - NM 

Adding biochar as a soil amendment creates an ideal habitat for beneficial microorganisms.  Sitos Group CEO and Co-founder Mayo Ryan and PR, Marketing, and Communications Manager Jessica Bronner explain how biochar amendments improve disease resistance, plant health, pest resistance, water retention, and drought mitigation.  The team explains three different ways to make biochar and why they have chosen to use the slow pyrolysis method to ultimately produce biochar for different soil types. LISTEN IN Resources: REGISTER: February 16, 2024 Biochar in the Vineyard 56: Conservation Burning and Biochar 106: What? Bury Charcoal in the Vineyard? 167: Use Biochar to Combat Climate Change Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis Carbon Removal FAQ Monterey Pacific Inc. New Science Says Biochar is Very Permanent Regeneration Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Sitos Group Sitos Group Biochar Page Sitos Group Blog Sitos Group Social

Afternoon Brief, February 7th

Prohibition Era Over? State House Passes Bill to Legalize Sale of Liquor, Wine in Small Towns: The House passed a bill that would no longer prohibit Mississippi’s small towns from selling liquor and wine — a Prohibition-era carryover still enforced for municipalities in many “dry” counties...

Afternoon Brief, September 13th

New Wine Market Council Study Shows How Consumers Are Shifting in the Wine Category and Desired Price Points: Lately the wine news has been filled with reports of declining wine consumption in the U.S. Because of this, Wine Market Council (WMC) launched a new research study to investigate why this is happening and what types of wine and price points are still desirable...