The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association and University of Vermont Extension will hold the 2020 Vermont Maple Conference Week online this year from Sunday, December 6th to Friday, December 11th. The Conference will feature 16 interactive online sessions directed at all levels of sugar makers, no matter the number of taps or years in operation.
You can find the full conference flyer with session presenters and descriptions on the VMSMA website here: https://vermontmaple.org/maple-conferences.
The Vermont Maple Conference will hold a session on Keys to High Yield on December 10th from 9 to 10 am.
Actual yields in many maple operations are often lower than those achievable under optimum conditions. Abby van den Berg from UVM will discuss practices to narrow this gap, from tree to sugarhouse.
Registration is required, but FREE this year! Participants need to register for each individual session they want to attend. Once registered, they will be emailed a link specific to that session (for phone or computer access). All sessions will be recorded so they can be watched (with captioning) at a later date.