Registration Now Open! 2024 Vermont Maple Conference
2024 Vermont Maple Conference: A Partnership between VMSMA & UVM Extension
Monday, 12/9 - Saturday, 12/14
- CLASS IS FULL! Monday, 12/9: Full Day Quality School at UVM Extension, Berlin Office, $75/per person with a limit of 20. Join the waitlist.
- Tuesday, 12/10: VMSMA Annual Meeting via Zoom, 6pm (FREE! all are welcome, link and agenda will be shared by email ahead of time)
- Wednesday, 12/11 - Friday, 12/13: Online Sessions each day (9am/12pm/5pm on Wednesday & Thursday, 9am/12pm on Friday)
- Saturday, 12/14: A full day of in-person sessions, tradeshow, lunch, hydrometer testing and much more! VT State Univ, Randolph
Registration for all conference tickets is OPEN!
SIGN UP TODAY and save your spot. The full Conference brochure will be in your mailbox by mid-November. In the meantime, you can find information about all of our sessions and the plans for our in-person day HERE.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors
Gold Sponsor: Lapierre USA
Silver Sponsor: Farm Credit East
Bronze Sponsors: Burch Bottle and Atlas Copco
Additional support from: Dominion & Grimm and Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
UVM Extension helps individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, as of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. Individuals requesting a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program should contact VMSMA's Membership Manager at 802-227-2627 by November 30, 2024.
Hot Topics and Online Learning
2023 Vermont Maple Conference: A Partnership between VMSMA & UVM Extension
Full Conference Videos can be found here: Online Webinars
Sugarbush Training at the Proctor Maple Research Center - Summer 2023
Click HERE for the full lecture series! Topics included sugarbush management for sap yields, maple economics, maple health, and SO much more.
More from Proctor and Climate Resiliency - https://vermontbiz.com/news/2024/february/15/how-climate-change-impacting-maple-syrup-industry
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Looking for a comprehensive list of Maple Resources?
You can find them in the Maple Resources page of our website
Looking for VMSMA's Member Webinars?
You can find them on the Member Page of our website!
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Recorded Maple Conference Sessions
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December 2023 Vermont Maple Conference Week Sessions
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December 2022 Vermont Maple Conference Week Online Session Recordings
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December 2021 Vermont Maple Conference Week Sessions
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December 2020 Vermont Maple Conference Week Sessions
Other Webinars
Safety Resources
Forest safety supplies: https://forest-safety.com/
OSHA action plan for maple producers: https://extension.umaine.edu/maple-syrup-production/labor-management/osha-emergency-action-plan-for-maple-producers/
North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, Chapter 13: https://mapleresearch.org/pub/manual/
Maple Bulletins
Review the latest production reports from around the state at https://vermontmaplebulletin.wordpress.com/
