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 Thinning Your Sugarbush for Sap & Tree Health on December 7th from 5 to 6 pm.
Peter Smallidge from Cornell Extension will review the benefits of thinning, how to know if you should thin your sugarbush, potential problems from thinning, and research how thinning in New York sugarbushes has affected tree health, tapping options and maple production.
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.