Maple syrup has been a staple of North ... Plastic tubes connect multiple trees and use vacuum pumps to draw sap efficiently from the tree, increasing yield by 50 – 100%. The tubing also ...

Around 98 percent of the water in the tree sap needs to be removed in order for it to become syrup. In order to do that, they ...

The Vermont Maple Conference continues on Monday, drawing in farmers ... climate and the suitability of the habitat for maple trees. But then you have this incredibly intense short period where ...

SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Gov. Phil Scott kicked off Vermont’s maple sugaring season on Monday in the Northeast Kingdom with a ceremonial tree tapping. The start of the season comes as the industry ...