Maple Business Short Courses (October-November)
UVM offers a variety of short courses each year. The Fall 2021 courses (Maple Business Planning and Maple Financial Planning) have concluded. Check back for upcoming programs scheduled for 2022.
2021 Webinar Archive
UVM maple specialists hosted a series of online webinars focused maple production, forestry practices and business management. Slides and recordings are posted below.
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Total Yields from Red Maple (July 21st), "Red Maple as Crop Trees" (article)
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Maple Start-Up Profiles and Financial Benchmarks (July 28th), video recording, slides
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Best Practices for Birch Syrup Flavor (August 11th), "Sustainable Birch Tapping" (article) , "Birch Sap and Syrup Trials" (article)
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Sugarbush Inventory Methods (August 25th), video recording, slides
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Sap-Only Enterprises (September 15th), video recording, slides
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Binding Contracts and Legal Agreements (September 29th), video recording, slides
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Maple Forests and Carbon (October 13th), video recording, slides
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Northeast Forest Land Taxes and Programs (October 27th), video recording, slides
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2020 Webinar Archive:
UVM maple specialists hosted a series of online webinars focused on business decision making and forestry practices. Slides and recorded sessions are posted below.
- Sugarbush Rental Rates Wednesday, August 5th; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)
- Tapping Practices to Optimize Yield and Sustainability Wednesday, August 19th; 7:00pm EST (video)
- Sugarbush Leases and the Sugarhouse Lease Wednesday, September 2nd; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)
- Sap Yield and Tapping Stained Wood Wednesday, September 16th; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)
- Fall Tapping and Tap Hole Longevity Wednesday, September 30th; 7:00pm EST (video)
- Forestry and Maple Panel Discussion Wednesday, October 14th; 7:00pm EST (video)
- Tubing Systems and Forest Management Wednesday, October 28th; 7:00pm EST
- Digital Entrepreneurship and Online Sales Wednesday, November 4th; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)
- Sap-Only Enterprises Wednesday, November 11th; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)
- Appraisal and Valuation of a Sugarbush Wednesday, December 9th; 7:00pm EST (slides; video)