Topic: Industry

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The Economic Contribution of the Vermont Maple Industry

Maple and the maple industry are synonymous with Vermont with its sugar houses and mountain sides with colorful leaves in the fall. The maple industry, beyond producing maple products, contribute to the image of Vermont and to its tourism. This report focuses on the economic contribution of the maple production supply chain from equipment manufacturing, equipment sales, installation to sugaring, packing and production of maple products. Though putting a dollar amount on the contribution of the maple industry to tourism in Vermont would be a complex task, and beyond the scope of this report, the contribution is likely very significant.

Date:
August 2, 2015

The Economics of Maple Syrup Production in Ontario

There is ample room to grow the maple market in Ontario. OMSPA commissioned this report and the accompanying budgeting tool to assist maple entrepreneurs in building a solid BUSINESS PLAN to tap into this incredible business opportunity. The accompanying Excel budgeting tool facilitates the exploration of various scenarios of yield, scale, and capital investment to measure the impact on the bottom line profitability.

Date:
January 2, 2013

The state of the maple industry – 2011

A summary of the current state of maple production in New England is based on surveys returned from approximately 220 sugarmakers in April, 2011.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
July 1, 2011

Conducting and understanding experiments in maple operations

Research studies must follow certain rules in order for the findings to be valid. This column discusses a few of these simple rules: comparison of treatment vs. control, replication, dealing with natural variation, and statistical validity.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
February 1, 2011

Maple production in 2010

A summary of the current state of maple production in New England is based on surveys returned from approximately 210 sugarmakers in April, 2010.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
July 1, 2010

A production survey of sugarmakers

A summary of the current state of maple production in New England is based on surveys returned from approximately 163 sugarmakers in April, 2009.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
December 1, 2009

Recycling maple plastic

Sugarmakers use a lot of plastic. Recycling is a much needed option to avoid disposing of tons of plastic each year.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
November 1, 2009

Sugarmakers as teachers

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.

Publication:
Farming, the Journal of Northeast Agriculture
Date:
January 1, 2009