{"id":720,"date":"2021-12-10T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=720"},"modified":"2021-12-10T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:44:19","slug":"2021-maple-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/2021-maple-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2021 Vermont Maple Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2021<\/p>\n

The University of Vermont Extension Maple<\/a> program and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA)<\/a> were co-hosts for the 2021 Vermont Maple Conference, held on December 8 to 11, 2021. The conference offered a mix of online and in-person learning with 15 informative sessions led by maple industry experts, maple producers and researchers including many from UVM.<\/p>\n

UVM Extension presenters included Maple Specialist Mark Isselhardt<\/a>, Extension Associate Professor Mark Cannella<\/a>, Proctor Maple Research Center Director Tim Perkins<\/a>, Research Associate Professor Abby van den Berg<\/a>, and Vermont Tourism Research Center Director Lisa Chase.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sessions were of interest not only to sugar makers but also to foresters who work with maple producers, and forest landowners looking to lease to a producer. Topics were tailored to new and small scale maple producers as well as established operations looking to adopt the latest research findings. A complete list of sessions and speakers can be found on the conference website at www.vermontmaple.org\/maple-conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Vermont Extension Maple program and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA) were co-hosts for the 2021 Vermont Maple Conference, held on December 8 to 11, 2021. The conference offered a mix of online and in-person learning with 15 informative sessions led by maple industry experts, maple producers and researchers including many … <\/p>\n

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