Maple Management
Maple production resources for foresters, landowners, and businesses.
Institution: University of Vermont Extension
Showing 1 – 8 of 8 resources
Forestry and Maple Discussion
The importance of managing your woods well for long-term syrup production.
Sap Yields and Tapping Stained Wood
The effects of tapping on trees, and how to avoid overtapping.
Sugarbush Rental Rates
How to calculate the value of rented sugarbush
Sugarbush Leases
Negotiating legal lease arrangements for sugarbush.
Sustainable Tapping
Investigating how to best tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable maple production.
Price-setting strategies for maple sales
Explains considerations and strategies for setting prices when selling maple products.
The Cost of Production for Vermont Maple Syrup
The University of Vermont Maple Benchmark project is advancing the study of maple economics and supporting management decision making at the individual business level. The following article summarizes the cost of production findings from 2014 and synthesizes key trends in business management.