Southern Tier Maple School
- Saturday, December 5, 2015, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday, December 5th. 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Tyrone Fire Hall; State Route 226; Tyrone, NY. Featuring Cornell Cooperative Extension’s State Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, this annual refresher will help maple producers of all levels improve the productivity, efficiency and profitability of their operations. This year’s topics include: recommendations for tubing system management; reverse osmosis technology for smaller operations; understory vegetation management in the sugarbush, and an overview of NY’s new maple syrup grades. Attendees are welcome to bring their own syrup samples for grading. The workshop will conclude with a demonstration of how to make granulated maple sugar. Light refreshments provided. This event is free and open to the public. For general information on maple syrup production, please visit: www.cornellmaple.com For additional questions, contact Brett Chedzoy of Schuyler CCE: bjc226@cornell.edu (ph: 607-535-7161)
Fee
FREE
Contact
Brett Chedzoy
Senior Resource Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Director for the CCE Master Forest Owner volunteer program, Forest Manager for Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
bjc226@cornell.edu
Last updated December 8, 2015