Vermont Maple Regulations
Vermont Maple Product Regulations: Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Vermont State Statute: Title 6 Agriculture, Chapter 32 Maple Products
University of Vermont
UVM Extension Grading Fundamentals (videos):
Flavor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjNSzclTK_0
Density: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYAEAlO60qQ
Color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzU34I7zGxU
Clarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilE4RL8rvgY
UVM Proctor Maple Research Center: www.uvm.edu/pmrc
UVM Extension Maple: www.uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/maple
UVM Proctor Maple Research Center Educational Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/UVMProctorMapleResearchCenter/videos
UVM Extension Ag Business Programs: UVM Extension Ag Business Programs includes reports, outreach publications, recent presentations and maple benchmarking enrollment information, https://www.uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/agriculture_business_management
Vermont Maple Bulletin: https://vermontmaplebulletin.wordpress.com/
Maple Manager: www.maplemanager.org
Maple Research: Database of recent (20+ yrs) maple research and information, www.MapleResearch.org
North American Maple Syrup Producers' Manual
This 3rd edition was published in 2022 and produced by the University of Vermont in cooperation with the North American Maple Syrup Council.
Since 1958 the North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual has served as a basic reference source for the production of pure maple products. This 2022 edition provides up-to-date, science-based information and recommendations relating to all aspects of the industry. The guidelines presented will help users ranging from the hobby and beginning producer level to those well-established in the industry. In addition, the information herein will benefit foresters, land managers, Extension and outreach personnel, and others aiming to provide assistance to those in the maple industry. Numerous photographs, tables, a glossary and hyperlinks to selected source materials are included.
Maple in Every School
Looking for ways to integrate maple into your classroom curriculum? VMSMA, in collaboration with NOFA-VT Shelburne Farms, Green Mountain Farm to School, Drift Farmstead, and the Center for an Agricultural Economy developed educational materials and procurement templates to help you navigate the school purchasing process and strengthen relationships with the schools in your community.
Materials: https://vermontmaple.org/maple-in-every-school
Maple Publications
Maple Syrup Digest: http://www.maplesyrupdigest.org/
The Maple News: https://www.themaplenews.com/
Maple Statistics
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service:
United States Maple Producer Associations
Indiana Maple Syrup Association
Maine Maple Producers Association
Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut
Michigan Maple Syrup Association
Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association
New Hampshire Maple Producers Association
New York State Maple Association
Ohio Maple Producers Association
Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Producers Council
Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association
Canadian Maple Producer Associations & Resources
Citadelle Maple Syrup Producer’s Cooperative of Quebec
Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec
Maple Syrup Producers of Nova Scotia
New Brunswick Maple Syrup Producers Association
Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association