We made Beech Syrup!
By tapping the trees for sap collection, it may be possible to create value from the beech trees in your forest.
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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 Causes Buddy Syrup and What Can Be Done to Prevent it?
Buddy off-flavour is an annual, natural occurrence that has been well recognized since the dawn of commercial maple production in the late 19th century. As we began our investigation there were two basic ideas for the sudden appearance of buddy syrup. The first was that heating sap containing elevated levels of particular amino acids produced compounds (pyrazines) that contributed to buddy off flavour. A more recent idea has been that yeasts in the sap convert sulfur-containing amino acids into compounds that explain the off flavours.
What does a taphole do to a tree?
Tapping trees creates a wound that the trees are usually able to heal. But what is the impact of tapping on trees?
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.
What’s New In Your Sugarbush?
Notes from a group discussion of maple extension specialists.
What’s trending
The 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture reveals trends in growth for number of producers and number of taps in many states.