Now the owners got other priorities as they run the small business: production, a shortage of skilled workers, and rising ...

Leslie and Bob Meloche have tapped their black walnut trees for the fifth year this season, a process they call much more ...

"The sugaring season is shrinking and getting earlier. But really, the biggest thing is it’s becoming more unpredictable." ...

The 2024 harvest season for maple syrup was short and early, due to warmer temperatures. Even so, Michigan maintained its ...

Maple syrup production is heavily weather dependent. A group of volunteers continues to produce syrup in the park after over a decade, and thanks to this year's winter weather, production has increase ...

For Central New York maple syrup producers like Patrick Allen from Critz Farms in Cazenovia, the snow and cold temperatures ...

New York is the second-largest maple-producing state behind Vermont, with 846,000 gallons produced statewide in 2024.

The cost of maple operations in New York may increase amidst tariffs, though an "old-fashioned" winter is a point of optimism ...

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes of vanilla and caramel, is one of the first signs of spring. Now, maple’s lesser-known forest cousin birch is having ...

Hydrometers are tools used to test the sugar density of maple syrup. However, their readings can be skewed by the sample syrup's temperature. The Schumacher's version allows maple syrup producers ...