Someone recently described this spring as the “apex of uncertainty” and, for me, that really resonated. Producers were in the midst of the season, with all of the weather fluctuations that brought varied sap flows and dips and valleys for sap sugar...
Audubon Receives Forest Landowner Support Award for Bird-Friendly Maple Program Today the National Audubon Society received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to support the Bird-Friendly Maple program. The investment...
Bipartisan support to add maple products to the federal Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vermont Business Magazine - Today, US Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined US Representatives Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) and...
Governor Phil Scott Visits Buck Family Maple for 2024 Tree Tapping WASHINGTON —March means maple for many in our region, and Vermont is already off to a sweet start.
Baird Farm's Next Generation Embraces Maple Open House Weekend Seven Days - What do Bigfoot, a bubbling cauldron and three-plus politicians tapping a single tree have in common? No joke — though it's tempting — they're all signs of Spring Maple Open...
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...
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.
