2016 New York State Maple Conference
2016 New York State Maple Conference in Verona NY. Friday evening sessions, trade show and auction. Saturday 40 maple sessions to choose from and the largest maple trade show in the USA. Information available later in the fall at cornellmaple.com
2016 Maple Conference Sessions by Room Schedule
Room Topic Speaker
Friday 5:30 to 6:30 Program
LGI Making and marketing maple - What has worked for us Glenn and Ruth Goodrich, Goodrich's Maple Farm
Middle School Café Granulated Maple Sugar Show and Tell Moderated by Stephen Childs, Cornell Maple Program
Saturday Program
Session I Auditorium Managing the evaporator and automated defoaming Nick and Marty Wendel, Wendel's Maple and More
Session II Auditorium 35 BRIX Concentration and Evaporation Jean Francois Goulet, Lapierre Equipment
Session III Auditorium Managing your vacuum and tubing system Glenn Goodrich, Goodrich's Maple Farm
Session IV Auditorium Sugarhouse Management Brad Gillian, Leader Evaporator
Session I LGI Do you know you can produce the taste you want for your maple syrup ? Joel Boutin, Quebec
Session II LGI 3/16” Tubing: What We Know And What Comes Next Tim Wilmot, D&G
Session III LGI Continued Research On Maple Tapping Guidelines: Tapping Red Maple, and Tapping Below the Lateral Line Tim Wilmot, Proctor Maple Research Center, UVM
Session IV LGI Best tubing systems for top sap production Joel Boutin, Quebec
Session I Media Center Optimize your Production with a Smart remote monitoring system Rock Gaulin, H2O
Session II Media Center R/O Proper Wash and Rinse and how to measure proper flow of your R/O machine Scott Boyce, CDL
Session III Media Center Super concentration using RO Rock Gaulin, H2O
Session IV Media Center Straight talk on reverse osmosis technology Steve Ofarrell, Memprotec
Session I Middle School Café. Maple Coated Nuts Greg Zimpfer
Session II Middle School Café. Making and Marketing Maple Value Added Products Ruth Goodrich
Session III Middle School Café. Maple Cream for the Beginner Dean and Ruth Esther Delavan, Delavan Farms
Session IV Middle School Café. Making Molded Maple Sugar David Campbell, Mapleland Farms
Session I #11 Maple – A Sweet Tool for Education Katie Bigness, New York Agriculture in the Classroom
Session II #11 Mushrooms for maple producers: a new enterprise Steve Gabriel, Cornell Small Farms Program
Session III #11 Getting the most out of your Auto Draw-Off Robert Crooks, Marcland
Session IV #11 Produce your own individual label in full color Robert Christoffel, Creative Labels of Vermont
Session I #12 Land as your Legacy Dennis A. Hughes CLU, ChFC, Nationwide
Session II #12 Improving Your Maple Business’s Web Presence JJ Schell, CCE of Owego County
Session III #12 Cool Down Your Conflict Christine Tauzel,Mark Leuthauser, NYS Agricultural Mediation Program
Session IV #12 Turning Your Hobby Into a Profitable Business JJ Schell, CCE of Owego County
Session I #13 Silviculture – what it means to manage your woods Peter Smallidge, Cornell Extension Forester
Session II #13 Insects in the woods –principles of entomology for maple producers Mark Whitmore, Cornell University
Session III #13 Emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid – ecology and practical management advice for maple producers Mark Whitmore, Cornell University
Session IV #13 Working with Foresters: Who's Who and What's What Kristina Ferrare, CCE Onondaga County
Session I #14 Maple history that your customer may find interesting Don Moser, North American Maple Museum
Session II #14 Maple Plant Anatomy (How does that maple tree work?) Eric Randall, Randall's Maple Products
Session III #14 Sugarmakers’ perceptions of climate change: Survey results and discussion Diane Kuehn, Ph. D., Lisa Chase, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Session IV #14 The Basic Ins and Outs of Maple Exporting Michele E. Ledoux, Director of Lewis County CCE
Session I Home Ec Room Assessing the Value of Remote Sensing Capabilities for Maple Producers: From Satellites to Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Frank Padula, GeoThinkTank LLC
Session II Home Ec Room Research Update:Tap sanitation, 3/16", uv, plus Stephen Childs, Cornell Maple Program
Session III Home Ec Room Experiments with making maple molded candy Stephen Childs, Cornell Maple Program
Session IV Home Ec Room Maple videos and other materials for you to use Stephen Childs, Cornell Maple Program
Session I Mid School 44 Sugar trees – Their potential for sugar makers Bill MacKentley, St. Lawrence Nurseries
Session II Mid School 44 Economics of buying and selling sap Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program
Session III Mid School 44 Tapping Birch & Walnut Trees for Syrup Production Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program
Session IV Mid School 44 Opportunities in the Maple Beverage Market Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program
Session I High School Café How to Make the Most of Your Maple Weekend Angela Swan, NYS Maple Weekend Coordinator
Session II Hallway Maple tubing for the beginner demonstration Steve Bedard, Lapierre USA/Sarah Orban, Lapierre MI
Session III Shop Welding Stainless Steel Brian Ryther, Mill Hollow Maple
Session III Ag shop hallway Basic Sap House Setups and Considerations for the Beginner Tour and discussion of VVS Sugarhouse
Session I Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program (Closed to public until 10:30) Maple Queen and Princess Program
Session II Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program (Closed to public until 10:30) Maple Queen and Princess Program
Session III Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Training Workshop Maple Queen and Princess Program
Session IV Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program Maple Queen and Princess Program