Sugarbush Rental Rates
How to calculate the value of rented sugarbush
Topic: Sap Production
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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.
Sustainable Tapping
How to tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable production.
Researchers downplay fall tapping
Three-year study finds little payoff in sap yield for sugarmakers who tap in the fall.
Some quick tips to achieve higher sap yield
Increasing the yield of sap from maple trees is the goal of most maple producers. While getting there isn’t a matter of one simple thing, by
following best management practices and paying attention to detail it is possible to increase sap yields, often quite dramatically. Includes links to videos.
Optimizing the Performance of My Vacuum Tubing System
When we talk about tubing systems, we have two roads to travel. One is a gravity system and the other is a vacuum system. A conventional 5/16” gravity system is not much different from running sap into a bucket. The yield is much the same as collecting sap in a bucket. When we add vacuum to a tubing system, we increase the sap yield 5% for every inch of vacuum we generate in our system. For example, if we produce 15 inches of vacuum in a line, we should be able to almost double our sap yield. The first year after installation is always the best. As time on a system accumulates, wear-and-tear hampers performance.
Some quick tips to achieve higher sap yield
Increasing the yield of sap from maple trees is the goal of most maple producers. While getting there isnÕt a matter of one simple thing, by following best management practices and paying attention to detail it is possible to increase sap yields, often quite dramatically.
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.
Walnut – Observations on The Timing of Tapping
Tapping walnut trees for sap collection and syrup production provides a syrup producer the opportunity to tap into the new, growing, and potentially lucrative specialty tree syrup market. The bulk price for walnut syrup in West Virginia this past season ranged from $150-$250/gallon, with retail sale prices topping $500/gallon (Tonoloway Farm, 2020). To get there, potential walnut syrup producers need to know how and when to tap their trees to maximize sap production. During the 2020 sap flow season, Future Generations University, with a grant from the NE SARE program, conducted studies looking at the application of vacuum, spout design, tapping procedures, and the timing of sap flow in walnut trees. This paper presents part of the findings of that work.