Vermont Maple Conference
Maple Education
The Vermont Maple Conference is a weeklong event for maple producers hosted by VMSMA and UVM Extension. It features online sessions, tours, workshops, and a tradeshow focused on quality, management, marketing, and climate resilience. The conference offers practical tools, expert insight, and opportunities to connect with the maple community.
2025 Vermont Maple Conference Week
Monday 12/8 - Saturday 12/13
An amazing week brought to you by a long-standing partnership between VMSMA & UVM Extension
Registration for Quality School and Tours is NOW OPEN!
- Monday, 12/8: Registration Open for Full Day Quality School at UVM Extension, Berlin Office, $75/per person with a limit of 20 participants.
- Tuesday, 12/9 - Thursday, 12/11: Online Sessions each day (9am/12pm/5pm on Tues & Wed, 9am/12pm on Thurs)
- Friday, 12/12: Registration Open for a day of Maple Tours. Bus leaves from the My Place Hotel in Randolph Center. Limit of 50 participants.
- Saturday, 12/13: A full day of in-person sessions, tradeshow, lunch, hydrometer testing and much more! VT State Univ, Randolph
Conference brochure and online/in-person schedules coming soon!
Join or Sponsor our Conference
Would you like to join our expanded tradeshow (Saturday 12/13) or sponsor our conference this year?
UVM Extension helps individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, as of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. Individuals requesting a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program should contact VMSMA's Membership Manager at 802-227-2627 by November 30, 2025.
Hot Topics and Online Learning
2023 Vermont Maple Conference: A Partnership between VMSMA & UVM Extension
Full Conference Videos can be found here: Online Webinars
Sugarbush Training at the Proctor Maple Research Center - Summer 2023
Click HERE for the full lecture series! Topics included sugarbush management for sap yields, maple economics, maple health, and SO much more.
More from Proctor and Climate Resiliency - https://vermontbiz.com/news/2024/february/15/how-climate-change-impacting-maple-syrup-industry
Looking for a comprehensive list of Maple Resources?
You can find them in the Maple Resources page of our website
Looking for VMSMA's Member Webinars?
You can find them on the Member Page of our website!
Safety Resources
Forest safety supplies: https://forest-safety.com/
OSHA action plan for maple producers: https://extension.umaine.edu/maple-syrup-production/labor-management/osha-emergency-action-plan-for-maple-producers/
North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, Chapter 13: https://mapleresearch.org/pub/manual/
Maple Bulletins
Review the latest production reports from around the state at https://vermontmaplebulletin.wordpress.com/