Quality Control Workshop (aka Grading Workshop)

West Virginia Grading and Quality Control Workshop

at Jackson’s Mill in the EEC Building : 160 Jackson Mill Rd, Weston, WV 26452

Register at

https://forms.gle/CqBg2DVZ2CrEPNHMA

Presented by:

Les Ober

Ohio State University Extension

Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ohio’s “Mr. Maple”

Assisted by:

Mike Rechlin and Kate Fotos

Future Generations University

Workshop Agenda

• Les will lead the workshop with theoretical and “hands on” practice grading maple syrup and an understanding of what it takes to produce quality syrup.
• Kate will assist Les with the “sticky” points of grading and quality control, and
• Mike (as usual) will help us understand what the tree is doing when the syrup is right on, or when off-flavors like metabolism and buddy flavors occur.

When: Friday, May 20^th

• 4:00 – 6:30 presentation and grading practice
• 6:30. Dinner (provided)
• 7:00 – “Till the cows come home” – Q and A on syrup quality, quality issues you are having, anything else maple related (By the way, does anyone really know when the cows do come home?)

Where: Jackson Mills, WV

Presented in conjunction with the West Virginia Maple Syrup Producers Association’s      Annual Meeting on Saturday May 21’st

Sponsored by: Future Generations University with funding through the USDA ACER Access Program.

You must register in advance here: https://forms.gle/CqBg2DVZ2CrEPNHMA