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See what's making headlines within the Association and in the maple industry in Vermont and beyond.

Vermont Maple Shared in Japan

Vermont Maple Shared in Japan

Vermont Maple Highlighted in Japanese Newspaper

Meet the Urban Sugar Makers!

Meet the Urban Sugar Makers!

Meet the Urban Maple Sugarmakers in Burlington's Old North End On a warm Tuesday afternoon in Callahan Park in Burlington’s South End, friends and strangers alike cluster around a large metal bucket filled with sap.

Vermont Green FC x VMSMA

Vermont Green FC x VMSMA

Vermont Green FC x VMSMA - check out our sweet partnership! The partnership between Vermont Green FC and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association (VMSMA) will include a “Maple Man of the Match” award, a new Amber goalkeeper kit (inspired by Vermont...

Annual UVM Maple Business Evaluation

Annual UVM Maple Business Evaluation

The University of Vermont Extension and Maple Market Research at UVM Your input makes a difference! Complete the evaluation here. University of Vermont delivers maple business management programs to support people across the maple community. Please...

Tracking Climate Change

Tracking Climate Change

Climate change is impacting Vermont’s sweetest season From MyChamplainValley.com - "Maple syrup is one of the biggest industries in Vermont but this sweet season in the Green Mountain State is continuing to be impacted by our ever-changing climate.

Storage room with rows of metal beer kegs, some marked with text, and a green hand truck.

Green Machines: How new technology is changing the maple syrup industry

Finding efficiencies in our work Did you see VMSMA members Glenn and Ruth Goodrich from Goodrich's Maple Farm on a WCAX morning news spot? We love seeing members in the news a they share their best practices with the greater Vermont community. Click...

Woman adjusting blue tubing in snowy woods.

VMSMA Certification Program In Full Swing!

EAST BERKSHIRE, Vt. (WCAX) - The warm weather this week — combined with freezing nights — has many local sugarmakers busy. It comes as some producers are looking to become certified as part of a new industry-led effort that began last year.

Sap Flows Early in 2023 - Here's the Latest

Sap Flows Early in 2023 - Here's the Latest

Some Vermont Sugarmakers are watching sap production begin for 2023 Click below for the latest Sugarmaker commentary on early sap production in 2023!

News of the 2025 Vermont Maple Season

News of the 2025 Vermont Maple Season

The Vermont Maple season is a favorite spring time topic with lots of news coverage.

Congratulations to Baird Farm Maple

Congratulations to Baird Farm Maple

On a hillside in Chittenden, Vermont, a 104 year-old family farm surrounded by a forest of maples has earned the second annual ‘Fantastic Farmer’ title and a significant award of $5000 from the A.Pizzagalli Family Farm Fund. Jenna Baird of Baird Farm...