Maple Education & Resources
Maple Education
Education is a cornerstone of VMSMA's commitment to members! The VMSMA team and Board work to partner with and learn from researchers, sugar makers, equipment manufacturers, foresters, educators and other topic experts so we can share that information in timely and accessible ways with our members.
Save the Date: 2026 Vermont Maple Conference
The Vermont Maple Conference is a long-standing collaboration between VMSMA and UVM Extension, bringing together maple producers and industry stakeholders from across the region for education, connection, and hands-on learning. Participants leave with new skills, new connections, and ideas that will benefit their operations for years to come.
Friday, November 6, 2026: Full Day Quality School
Saturday, November 7, 2026: Full Day Conference with breakout sessions, speakers, tradeshow, hydrometer testing and lunch
Sunday, November 8, 2026: Sugarhouse Bus Tour with tastings and mini-sessions.
Conference Details and registration information coming soon!
Sponsorship Opportunities & Tradeshow Registration online HERE.
Hot Topics and Online Learning
2025 Vermont Maple Conference: Recorded Sessions
- ALL Recorded 2025 Conference Sessions
- Lead & Maple Syrup: History, Research, Recommendations
- Mapping & Planning Tools for Sugarbush Management
- Preparation & Response to Forest Defoliation Events
- Chilling for Sap Quality
- Value-Added: What to Know When Moving Beyond Pure Maple
- Women in Maple
- Defoamer Residues in Maple Syrup
- Sugarbush Management & Certification in Vermont's UVA Program
- Visaed Employees in the Sugarbush
- Using Current Research to Set Prices & Understand Consumer Demand
- The Agency of Natural Resources Atlas
- Agency Insights: Maple Product and Maple Processor Inspections
- My Life in Maple
- UVM Maple Syrup Quality Testing Lab
- Evidence of the Advancement of the Sugaring Season
- Effects of Summer Drought on Sap Yield & Sugar Content
- Care and Maintenance of RO Membranes
- Industry Panel
- Climate Adaptive Tapping Practices
- Advanced Maple Sensory Class
2024 Vermont Maple Conference: Recorded Sessions
- ALL Recorded 2024 Conference Sessions
- Managing Sugarbushes for Carbon & Other Ecological Values
- Safety in the Sugarbush
- Tales & Tools, Planning & Analysis for Sap Businesses
- Mold in Maple
- Not So Sweet Ticks are Lurking in Vermont's Sugarbushes
- Maintaining Sap Quality Prior to Processing
- Tapping on Vermont's State Lands
- Vermont Maple Quality in the Online Marketplace (Round 3)
2023 Vermont Maple Conference: Recorded Sessions
- ALL Recorded 2023 Conference Sessions
- Barbed Spouts for Better Sap Yields
- Small Scale Sugaring: Fundamentals I
- Consumer Attitudes About Pure Maple Syrup
- Access to the New Maple Marketing Assets
- Vermont Maple Quality in the Online Marketplace (Round 2)
- The Many Benefits of Bird-Friendly Maple
- Maple Business Succession & Transfer Planning
- 2023 Industry Panel
- Maple Markets
- Healthy Maple From the Ground Up
Sugarbush Training at the Proctor Maple Research Center
Click HERE for the full lecture series from Summer 2023! 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
UVM Extension's Maple Bulletins
Review the latest production reports from around the state at https://vermontmaplebulletin.wordpress.com/
Other Webinars
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!