{"id":1225,"date":"2022-03-25T11:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T16:38:19","slug":"vt-governor-celebrates-proctor-maple-research-center-75th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/vt-governor-celebrates-proctor-maple-research-center-75th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"VT Governor Celebrates Proctor Maple Research Center 75th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1227\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/03\/ProctorMaple75th-9_1149x647.jpg?resize=525%2C296\" alt=\"group of people in a sugarhouse\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/03\/ProctorMaple75th-9_1149x647.jpg?w=1149&amp;ssl=1 1149w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/03\/ProctorMaple75th-9_1149x647.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/03\/ProctorMaple75th-9_1149x647.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>Earlier this month, our Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC) hosted Vermont Governor Phil Scott to tap the unofficial &#8220;first&#8221; maple tree at its facility alo<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">ng the western slope of Mt. Mansfield in Underhill. The event marked the start of maple season in Vermont and the 75th year of sugaring demonstration, research and outreach at PMRC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For nearly three quarters of a century, the center has been at the cutting-edge of maple research and served as a model facility for maple p<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">roducers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the strong brand recognition of Vermont Maple comes a responsibility to keep our standards at the highest level, and our maple producers have been doing that for decades with the help of the Proctor Maple Research Center,&#8221; said Governor Scott.<\/p>\n<p>PMRC Director Tim Perkins, Research Associate Professor Abby van den Berg, and Extension Maple Specialist Mark Isselhardt and their team welcomed guests from around the state, including Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Secretary Anson Tebbetts and other state leaders, members of the Vermont Sugarmakers Association, Underhill town leaders and community members, fellow sugarmakers, UVM colleagues and several members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>See highlights of the event in media coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpr.org\/show\/vermont-edition\/2022-03-08\/going-with-the-flow-sugaring-season-kicks-off-in-vermont\">VPR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necn.com\/news\/local\/vermont-research-center-on-forefront-of-climate-change-impacts-on-maple-industry\/2693295\/\">New England Cable News\/NBC5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/03\/07\/vermont-governor-kick-off-maple-season\/\">WCAX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1PXLfksN13A\">Across the Fence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mychamplainvalley.com\/news\/local-news\/this-place-in-history-proctor-maple-research-center\/\">Local 22 WVNY\/44 WFFF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletimes.com\/news\/getting-back-at-it-vermont-maple-sugar-makers-optimistic-in-the-face-of-challenges\/article_a90dfdbc-ba5f-5a3d-8ec4-f3a594620590.html\">Rutland Herald,<\/a> and read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/news\/cals\/vermont-governors-tree-tapping-celebrates-75th-anniversary-proctor-maple-research-center\">our full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event was the first of several activities planned this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of PMRC. Information about upcoming events will be shared on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cals\/pmrc-75th-anniversary\">75th anniversary webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, our Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC) hosted Vermont Governor Phil Scott to tap the unofficial &#8220;first&#8221; maple tree at its facility along the western slope of Mt. Mansfield in Underhill. The event marked the start of maple season in Vermont and the 75th year of sugaring demonstration, research and outreach at PMRC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5397,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[34,76],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cals","tag-maple","tag-pmrc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1082,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/pmrc-75-anniversary\/","url_meta":{"origin":1225,"position":0},"title":"Proctor Maple Research Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary","author":"CALS Communications","date":"February 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Vermont is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC). 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