Food Safety in the News
VMSMA shared Sugarhouse Certification with WCAX and helped clarify changes to organic defoamer.
Celebrating the 2025 Maple Open House Weekend
The 2025 Maple Open House Weekend was a success and Mother Nature cooperated this year.
News of the 2025 Vermont Maple Season
The Vermont Maple season is a favorite spring time topic with lots of news coverage.
Vermont-Canada Trade Relations & Tariffs
News coverage of the anticipated US tariffs on Canadian products and implications for the maple industry
The Origins of the VT Maple Creemee
For the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association (VMSMA) Winter 2025 newsletter, Matt Thomas penned an article on the Origins of the VT Maple Creemee. You can read the full article here and receiving mailings…
VMSMA Shares Reaction to Proposed Tariffs
Vermont's WPTZ covered reactions from local agricultural industries regarding the proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. You can find the coverage online HERE.
Branon Family in Fairfield Shares Tapping Strategies
Tom and Cecile Branon, of Branon Family Maple Orchards in Fairfield were recently highlighted in a Farm Progress article. You can read more about their story online HERE.
NAMSC Maple Hall of Fame: 2025 Nominations
NAMSC Maple Hall of Fame: Updates & 2025 Nominations
Most everyone in the maple industry is aware of the International Maple Hall of Fame, located in Croghan, New York. Since 1977, the Hall of Fame has…
Vermont Maple Shared in Japan
Vermont Maple Highlighted in Japanese Newspaper
In April 2024, Eri Takahashi, a freelance write from Japan who's currently living in Washington DC, reached out to VMSMA about a feature story he was writing…
Maple Sugaring Adapts to Changing Climate
Maple Sugaring Adapts to a Changing Climate
The Barton Chronicle, Michael J. Caduto - Boiling maple sap into syrup is a time-honored tradition in the Northeast, to the olfactory delight of anyone…