Maple Education

Thank you for joining us! 2024 Vermont Maple Conference

2024 Vermont Maple Conference: A Partnership between VMSMA & UVM Extension

Monday, 12/9 - Saturday, 12/14

CLASS IS FULL! Monday, 12/9: Full Day Quality School at UVM Extension, Berlin Office, $75/per person with a limit of 20. Join the waitlist.
Tuesday, 12/10: VMSMA Annual Meeting via Zoom, 6pm (FREE! all are welcome, link and agenda will be shared by email ahead of time)
Wednesday, 12/11 - Friday, 12/13: Online Sessions each day (9am/12pm/5pm on Wednesday & Thursday, 9am/12pm on Friday)
Saturday, 12/14: A full day of in-person sessions, tradeshow, lunch, hydrometer testing and much more! VT State Univ, Randolph

1. Recorded sessions from our 2024 Conference Week will be available in January 2025. We'll send all registrants an email with the links when they are available.

2. Read the full Conference brochure HERE.

3. Find the schedule for Saturday, 12/14 HERE.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors

Gold Sponsor: Lapierre USA

Silver Sponsor: Farm Credit East

Bronze Sponsors: Burch Bottle and Atlas Copco

Additional support from: Dominion & Grimm and Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

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, 2024.

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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!

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Recorded Maple Conference Sessions

Other Webinars

Identifying Market Opportunities for Maple Producers with Atlantic Corporation and Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (05/27/2021)

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/