The small hole in the maple tree's trunk was welled with water, almost as if it was about to cry. But as the tap settled into the bark and Doug and Ruth Welch explained this sugary ritual doesn’t hurt ...

That’s how it’s described by David Noonan, president of the Michigan Maple Syrup Association. More than 100,000 sap-producing sugar maples snapped under the weight of ice, he said. The state’s annual ...

MapleFest at Michigan State University’s Tollgate Farm in Novi, which was held March 7-8, celebrates the farm’s maple syrup ...

CANTERBURY, N.H. — Tim Meeh is still farming the same land where he was born, near the crest of a hill blanketed with a sugar maple forest. For 50 years, Meeh and his wife, Jill McCullough, have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maple sugar tapping is an old and honored agricultural industry across a wide swath of Pennsylvania, wherever sugar maple trees ...

Over 108,000 gallons of sap were gathered to produce 1,400 gallons of maple syrup. Maple sap and syrup hold a special place in Haudenosaunee culture, and with Wáhta’ Maple Farm, the Oneida Indian ...

Mercedes Wilson and Emily Lampa took a road trip to Attica, New York to visit the Merle Maple Farm for Maple Syrup Weekend. They talked with Lyle Merle, and Eileen Downs, partners, Merle Maple Farm.

NATICK - It's officially maple syrup season in Massachusetts. "Maple season is about a six-week window from when you tap the tree to when you're done collecting sap from the tree," said Haley Goulet ...

The modern homesteaders behind Gold Shaw Farm begin the time-honored process of making maple syrup as part of seasonal farm life.

OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Despite all the ups and downs in the weather, farms are hopeful for a successful maple syrup season. The typical maple syrup season runs from March 1 through ...

Real Wisconsin maple syrup and Alice in Dairyland truly go hand in hand — from first tree tappings to unique recipes and ...

BEAVER SPRINGS, Pa. — This is a busy time of the year for Jon Plasterer and his family at Shade Stone Farm in Snyder County. Maple syrup has been made on this farm for more than 30 years. There are ...