There’s a lot about maple syrup production that lies outside human control — the snowpack, the coldest temperatures, the speed of the spring thaw. And so, when it comes to maximizing syrup yields, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Maple Weekend, a celebration of New York State’s maple syrup industry ... Why is early spring the best time to tap sugar maples? First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris ...

SPOONER – It’s late March in the chilly Wisconsin Northwoods. The sweet smell of wood smoke hangs in the air, while overhead, a small flock of Canada geese add a bit of nature’s music to ...

Warm weather threatens Ontario's maple syrup harvest, but farmers stay hopeful. Maple syrup carries a distinct Canadian aroma, with Ontario's maple farmers tapping trees each spring to produce the ...

“The warm days and cool nights we’ve had this spring have been great to get the sap running, so we’ll have plenty of syrup on hand,” said Jill Rahn, ESF forest resource analyst who coordinates Maple ...

The sugar house gives off sweet scents and warm vibes as that maple-tree goo gets boiled down into syrup. And of course the taste buds celebrate the rite of spring by tasting that nectar with ...

But disrupting trade with Canada, the maple syrup powerhouse, could be devastating. Judd, for one, said he has spent “countless amounts of hours and lots and lots of money” buying equipment in Canada ...

A cycle of freezing and thawing in late winter and early spring produces the sweet, natural miracle that is maple syrup. Self-guided maple hikes run through the end of March at Ann Arbor area ...