802maple
12-15-2006, 06:35 PM
The Addison County Sugarmakers will be sponsoring a maple school on January 13th at Mt Abraham Union High School in Bristol Vt.
Topics will be;
High production tubing setups- Scott Wheeler of Shrewsbury, VT.
Time of tapping- Tim Wilmot, Proctor Research Center
Comparative Tubing Trials- Brian Stowe, Proctor Research Center
Air injection systems- Abby van den Berg, Proctor Research Center
Basic Woods Management- Chris Olson,Addison County Forester
Sap Ladders, Learn to defy gravity, Panel of sugarmakers
Forest Pests- Spray or Not to spray, Ron Kelley, Vt Forest and Parks
Syrup Grading -Henry Marckes, Vt. Consumer Protection Chief
Sugarhouse Efficiencies-R.O. and fuel consumption Dave Folino and Harry Atkinson
Boiling School- Glen Goodrich,Cabot Vt
Sensible Woodcutting- Work in your woods sensibly and safely
Bill Scott and Tim Steady
Value Added Products-Learn to make Maple Cream, Candy, Maple nuts,and granulated sugar Jim Rowe, Dave Wetmore and yours truly Jerry Masterson
RO Round Table Panel Discussion Don Dolliver, Peter Purinton,Steve Pierson, Mike Christian ( maplewrks) and me again Jerry Masterson
Regionalizing Maple Marketing- John Elder,Middlebury College Professor and local sugarmaker
When to drill without the pill- Stepan Guay
Schedule
7:30-8:45 Registration- Coffee and Donuts
8:45-9:20 Welcome
9:30-10:20 Session 1
10:30- 11:20 Session 2
11:30-12:50 Lunch & Trade show
1:00-1:50 Session 3
2:00-2:50 Session 4
Certificates to hang in your sugarhouse for sessions attended
Registration Fees
Meeting only- $10 (pre-registration recieved by 12/30/2006)
Meeting only at the door $15
Meeting and Lunch- $20 w/ pre-registration
Meeting and Lunch at the door $30
This is a schedule as I recieved it. There will be multiple classes going on at a time so it might be that you can't make all of them. It is my understanding that there possibly will be tapes available for the classes missed. Lunch will be served by the Addison County FFA.There will be more info available if you are interested in going by e-mailing Barb Rainville at <rainvb@wcvt.com>
Topics will be;
High production tubing setups- Scott Wheeler of Shrewsbury, VT.
Time of tapping- Tim Wilmot, Proctor Research Center
Comparative Tubing Trials- Brian Stowe, Proctor Research Center
Air injection systems- Abby van den Berg, Proctor Research Center
Basic Woods Management- Chris Olson,Addison County Forester
Sap Ladders, Learn to defy gravity, Panel of sugarmakers
Forest Pests- Spray or Not to spray, Ron Kelley, Vt Forest and Parks
Syrup Grading -Henry Marckes, Vt. Consumer Protection Chief
Sugarhouse Efficiencies-R.O. and fuel consumption Dave Folino and Harry Atkinson
Boiling School- Glen Goodrich,Cabot Vt
Sensible Woodcutting- Work in your woods sensibly and safely
Bill Scott and Tim Steady
Value Added Products-Learn to make Maple Cream, Candy, Maple nuts,and granulated sugar Jim Rowe, Dave Wetmore and yours truly Jerry Masterson
RO Round Table Panel Discussion Don Dolliver, Peter Purinton,Steve Pierson, Mike Christian ( maplewrks) and me again Jerry Masterson
Regionalizing Maple Marketing- John Elder,Middlebury College Professor and local sugarmaker
When to drill without the pill- Stepan Guay
Schedule
7:30-8:45 Registration- Coffee and Donuts
8:45-9:20 Welcome
9:30-10:20 Session 1
10:30- 11:20 Session 2
11:30-12:50 Lunch & Trade show
1:00-1:50 Session 3
2:00-2:50 Session 4
Certificates to hang in your sugarhouse for sessions attended
Registration Fees
Meeting only- $10 (pre-registration recieved by 12/30/2006)
Meeting only at the door $15
Meeting and Lunch- $20 w/ pre-registration
Meeting and Lunch at the door $30
This is a schedule as I recieved it. There will be multiple classes going on at a time so it might be that you can't make all of them. It is my understanding that there possibly will be tapes available for the classes missed. Lunch will be served by the Addison County FFA.There will be more info available if you are interested in going by e-mailing Barb Rainville at <rainvb@wcvt.com>