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One way that maple producers can gain useful information is by attending the education programs put on by Extension in conjuction with county and state maple organizations, where speakers include not just university and government specialists, but also sugarmakers who share their knowledge and experience.
How to tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable production.
While it is possible to identify sweet trees through sap testing, the reasons why certain trees are sweet may be mostly genetic, and finding those genes may be no easy matter.
How producers can effectively set taps below the lateral line.
Sugarmakers should consider tapping red maples to supplement sap production from sugar maples.
A guide to keeping up appearances in your sugaring operation.
A description of all the maple species native to North America.
The North American Maple Project, begun in 1988 with the goal of evaluating and monitoring trees from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, was initiated to answer many questions, which could be summed up as: what is the current health of sugar maple in these various regions, and is it getting better, worse, or staying the same?
In attempting to establish criteria for organic certification of maple operations, there are still some wide disagreements among certifying agencies over how to regulate behavior that is unique to maple.
A summary of the current state of maple production in New England is based on surveys returned from approximately 220 sugarmakers in April, 2011.