What’s trending
The 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture reveals trends in growth for number of producers and number of taps in many states.
Year: 2015
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Maple Mainline Tubing Installation
How to install maple mainline tubing.
Maple Syrup and the New U.S. Food Safety Rules
The final rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have been issued, after several years of drafts and revisions, and concern about what the new regulations would mean for maple producers. Based on a read of the rules, and a discussion with Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor at the Office of Food Safety of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, for most sugarmakers the impact will be minimal.
Advances in Understanding the Potential Health Benefits of Maple Syrup: The Path Forward
Over the past six years, my laboratory, and others, have been conducting research focused on identifying bioactive plant compounds (known as phytochemicals or phytonutrients) and evaluating the biological effects of maple syrup, maple water (i.e. maple sap), and maple plant parts and their derived extracts.
Is there Another Invasive Pest in your Sugarbush?
We found significant populations of snake worms devouring the organic matter, causing soil conditions that discouraged growth of understory native plant species. We are looking at their distribution in maple stands throughout the region relative to forest management practices, and assessing their impact on understory diversity, maple regeneration and various soil characteristics.
Comparison of Digital Refractometers for Use by Maple Producers
The purpose of the present experiment was to test the precision of a variety of digital refractometers available to maple producers. Additionally, the effect of temperature on refractometer accuracy and precision was investigated, in order to assess the reliability of the automatic temperature compensation feature now present in the majority of refractometers.
Summaries of Research Presentations from 2015 NAMSC Annual Meeting
Summaries of Research Presentations from 2015 NAMSC Annual Meeting.
Recent trends in the maple industry IV – bulk syrup prices
This research shows the trends in bulk syrup prices in the U.S. and Canada between 1998 and 2015.
Climate Smart Farming Story: Cornell Maple
Steve Childs, the NYS Maple Specialist at Cornell Maple located in Ithaca, NY discusses extreme weather, climate variability, and adaptations taken to overcome weather challenges.
Effects of Sap Concentration with Reverse Osmosis on Syrup Concentration and Flavor
Between 2008 and 2011 we conducted a series of controlled experiments performed with commercial maple equipment to investigate the potential effects of the use of RO on the composition, properties, and flavor of the maple syrup produced.