Maple Resource Library

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 10,000 tap start-up.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 10,000 tap start-up multi-site.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 10,000 tap start-up.

Povides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 15,000 tap start-up.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 20,000 tap start-up multi-site.

Cost of production and financial analysis for 2,500 – 20,000 tap maple operations.

Cost of production and financial analysis for 2,500 – 50,000 + tap maple operations in 2014.

Cost of production analysis for 14 maple syrup producers ranging from 2,500 – 25,000 taps in 2015.

Cost of production analysis for 11 maple syrup producers ranging from 2,500 – 25,000 taps in 2016.

Cost of production analysis for 12 maple syrup producers ranging from 2,500 – 18,000 taps in 2017.

Cost of production analysis for 11 maple syrup and sap producers ranging from 6,500 - 60,000 taps.

Cost of production analysis for 13 maple syrup producers from 6,500 - 65,000 taps.

Resources designed for maple syrup producers, maple sap producers and forest land owners to consider, discuss and formalize lease agreements.

Resources designed for maple syrup producers, maple sap producers and forest land owners to consider, discuss and formalize lease agreements.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 3,000 tap start-up.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 5,000 tap start-up.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 5,000 tap start-up.

Provides estimated start-up investment levels for sap-only and bulk syrup enterprises. 7,000 tap start-up.

Webinar from 12/9/2020.

An excel template with a rating scale to consider sixteen features of a potential sap business and sugarbush.

Webinar from 8/11/2021.

Webinar from 9/29/2021.

Webinar from 11/4/2020.

Enhancing the Carbon Benefits of Your Sugarbush is the 2nd factsheet in a series discussing the benefits and practices related to forest carbon management and maple sugarbush management.

Webinar from 9/30/2020.

Webinar from 10/14/2020.

This educational template includes the major items needed to formalize a joint venture agreement.

Labor and management considerations for operating a sap business

A worksheet tool for tracking labor over the year.

This guide includes establishment and maintenance of partnerships, limited liability companies and other joint ventures.

This guide provides an overview of Maine tax abatement programs for forest landowners and maple producers.

A brief worksheet to begin mapping out the phases of a digital marketing plan for your operation.

Webinar from 10/13/2021.

This educational resource includes a number of key questions for the parties of a lease to discuss in order to develop an appropriate document for their situation.

A summary of key results from maple market demand research and access to the interactive research dashboard.

A market planning worksheet to identify key product features and promotional communications.

An overview describing aspects of maple rental agreements and listing important considerations.

Charts to establish a per tap rental rate based on both the market price for syrup and sap yield.

Understanding the economic benefits of a maple sap enterprise.

This card provides a guide to the value of 1 gallon of raw maple sap as it relates to a specified crop share percentage (50% or 60%), the bulk syrup price and the sap sugar content.

This education template provides the structure for a formal binding contract between a sap supplier and a sap buyer.

This worksheet explores additional considerations for a sap purchase and sale agreement and offers additional clauses to supplement the standard UVM "Maple Sap Supply Agreement" listed above.

Webinar from 7/28/2021.

A strategic planning worksheet to consider the business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

This guide provides an overview of New York tax abatement programs for forest landowners and maple producers.

Webinar from 10/27/2021.

This research report provides a full overview of a 2019 survey completed by maple producers. The report includes management practices, technology adoption, economic viability and key factors that describe different profiles of maple enterprises in operation in the region.

A simple worksheet for collecting the basic components of your business plan.

This educational template provides the structure for a formal Limited Liability Company (LLC) operating agreement.

This paper presents research and considerations regarding the production potential of red maples in the context of improved sap collection technologies.

University of Vermont Extension surveyed maple producers in the Northeast United States during the 2022/2023 winter months to explore the prevalence and possibility of sap selling and buying in the maple sector. This resource bulletin focuses on the smaller group of business owners who are buying or selling sap.

Webinar from 9/16/2020.

Webinar form 11/11/2020.

Webinar from 8/25/2021.

Webinar from 9/2/2020.

Webinar from 8/5/2020.

This document outlines best practices for structuring waterbars throughout a sugarbush.

New tapping guidelines are based on years of research into maple tree growth, sap harvesting practices/technology and a recognition that tree diameter alone does not fully explain all the factors that determine if tapping intensity in a given sugarbush is sustainable.

Webinar from 8/19/2020.

Valuing the Carbon Benefits of Your Sugarbush is the 3rd factsheet in a series on carbon storage and how to better manage for it in your forestland.

This guide provides an overview of Vermont tax abatement programs for forest landowners and maple producers.