Vacuum and Yield in Maple Production
Keys to high yield maple production.
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Vermont Maple Conference Week Videos
A collection of videos from the 2020 VT maple conference.
Vermont Maple Minutes
Brief podcasts on a range of maple topics.
Weather Forecasts for Maple Producers
Weather conditions are the single most important factor affecting sap production in the sugar maple. Weather forecasts, therefore, can be a very valuable tool for maple syrup producers.
Welcoming Visitors in your Sugarhouse and Sugarbush
Do you sell your maple products or give tours at your sugarhouse? Is your sugarbush open for hiking? Thinking about it, but not sure? Join us for a discussion about marketing, safety, liability, and other considerations. We’ll share information (and let you know how to get free signs) for Maple 100, Open Farm Week, and the new agritourism limited liability statute – and we’ll make time for a round robin about what would be most helpful for your sugaring operation.
West Virginia Sugar Operation Review Preparedness Manual & Regulatory Guidelines
The first part of this book is a set of guidelines that follow the West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s Sugaring Operations Inspection Checklist. The checklist is what is on the clipboard of the state compliance officer should you ever get or need a WVDA review certificate. The second part of this book presents a Decision Tree and Regulatory Matrix that you can follow to help you comply with state and federal regulation that apply to your production and sale of maple syrup.
What does it really cost to produce that gallon of maple syrup?
A guide to using available Excel spreadsheets to determine profitability and consider the value of altering management practices.
What’s a Sugarbush Worth?
Understanding how to properly value a property for sap production.
When do I Tap a Maple Tree?
University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Hopkins discusses the best time of year to tap maple trees in Maine.
When is it Syrup? Tools and techniques for measuring syrup density
One of the most important skills for sugarmakers to master is knowing when what’s boiling in the evaporator has become syrup. Quality control is key, and packaging syrup too dense or not dense enough will ruin the best of any sugarmaker’s efforts.