Vermont has maple syrup for everyone's special taste!

Vermont Fancy
Light Amber Color, Delicate Maple Bouquet
Grade A Medium Amber
Medium Amber Color, Pronounced Maple Bouquet
Grade A Dark Amber
Dark Amber Color, Robust Maple Bouquet
Grade B
The Strongest and Darkest Table Grade Maple Syrup




Recent and Current research conducted by the University of Vermont for the Maple Syrup Industry:


USDA. An economic analysis of specialty product marketing; the case of maple syrup. This study measures consumer responsiveness to determinants of demand for pure maple syrup by calculating and comparing demand elasticities at various types of syrup marketing outlets in the United States and Canada. The information will be used to enable syrup producers/marketers to make more profitable pricing and promotion decisions. (J. Iskow, J. Kolodinsky, Q. Wang)

North American Maple Syrup Council. Regional Research on Population Dynamics of Pear Thrips. A regional survey to determine pear thrips populations in sugar maple soil in the syrup producing regions of North America will be conducted. Sugarmakers will be instructed on a simple method to take samples and extract thrips, and how to address damage by thrips in the spring. Data will be compiled and distributed to sugarmakers regionwide. (M. Skinner, B.L. Parker)

Chittenden County Sugarmakers Association. Pear thrips biology. Numerous aspects of pear thrips biology related directly to their management in maple forests have been studied. This led to development of sampling methods that enable sugarmakers to predict damage, allowing them to adjust their management practices to reduce tree stress from this insect pest. A manual describing these methods was prepared. (B.L. Parker, M. Skinner)