Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Maple syrup is a natural forest food product and, for the most part, only ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

Making maple syrup is simple- you tap a tree, collect the sap, and boil it down. But it's more complicated for large-scale producers who collect thousands of gallons of sap per day. To keep up with ...

Maple syrup is nature’s original sweetener and one of Wisconsin’s top agricultural products. Maple sugaring – collecting sap from trees and boiling it down into syrup – typically peaks in March, when ...

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...