On January 28th at 1:00pm there will be a roundtable discussion on Acer Access grants awarded to research institutions in the southern tier of maple producing states. This is an afternoon event with short presentations on all the research projects. This is a 1:00 – 4:00 program, but feel free to join for whatever part…
Apologies to those who get this in their email twice. I had a brain freeze or something today, and could not see what was clearly before my eyes. When I want to send group emails to the membership, I use the main website to add a new blog post and…
News From Mike Rechlin: Hi Folks, As we migrated the key features of the SSRS online it took the shape of zoom talks by 4 headliner presenters and a January 28th southern tier Acer Access Grant roundtable. The first of those headliner presentations is by Aaron Wilson on extreme weather and…
We think the January 11 maple history webinar will be interesting! And it’s free! December 6, 2021 Maple History Webinar: From Pails to Pipelines: The Origins of Plastic Tubing in the Maple Syrup IndustryNAMSC will host this maple history webinar on Tuesday, January 11 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. This…
Mike Rechlin heard about this as our IMSI representative. If asked to be part of this survey please take the time to fill out the survey. It’s the best way that we can get maple syrup making on the agricultural map and maple issues considered by policy makers. The USDA will be…
I want to point you all to this post, which has updated dates for the workshops. Also, please remember to sign up for maple days, also linked in the post.
UPDATE: The schedule attachment below shows the wrong dates for two of the workshops. They are December 18 and 19 respectively, as shown in the events calendar and in this flyer below. See below for important information about Quality Tapping Workshops from Mike Rechlin and Kate Fotos. But first a…
Check out our calendar events at https://wvmspa.org/events/ – There is a webinar from Future Generations University about tapping walnut trees on October 28, and we have added two events in Ohio: A Maple Grading Workshop on Dec 10, and an Ohio Maple Days event on Dec 11. Furthermore, don’t forget…
We have the new registration for Maple Days ready to go. Please try to sign up your farm for Maple Day visitors by December 31, 2021. See the Maple Days tab at www.wvmspa.org. In particular, the sign-up page is embedded below. Just click. Also, please remember to contact Kate Fotos…
You should have received an email with the minutes of our Zoom meeting held on September 7, 2021. If not, please download below. Since the meeting, the date of our next in-person Annual Meeting has been finalized as May 21, 2022. It will be at WVU Jackson’s Mill in the…