Session I 9:00 – 10:15
Auditorium Two Taps vs. One: A Look at Sap Yields – Tim Wilmot, UVM Proctor Maple Research Center
LGI The Impacts of High Brix R.O. Concentration on Your Syrup and on Your Work
– Joel Boutin, Quebec Maple Cooperative
Media Center Fall Maple Promotion that has Attracted Over 1000 for Three Years Running
– Chuck Winship, Pam Masterson, Sugarbush Hollow LLC
MS Café Maple Fudge, Hard Candy, Taffy and Marshmallow – Steve Childs, Cornell Maple Program
#11 Strategies for Growing Your Business – Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program
#12 Maple Production for the Beginner – Eric Randall, Randall's Maple Products
#13 Working with a Forester – David A. Skeval, Onondaga County CCE
#14 Selling at Shows and Farmers Markets – Dan Weed, Schoolyard Sugarbush
HS Café What’s Up with the New Proposed Standard Maple Grades for US and Canada
– Dave Chapeskie,R.P.F, Executive Director, IMSI
Computer Room Using Websites and Social Media for Promoting Your Business
– JJ Schell, CCE Oswego County
Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program
Break 10:15 – 10:45 --
Session II 10:45 – 12:00
Auditorium Maple Vacuum Systems – Brad Gillian, Leader Evaporator
LGI Spouts, Tubing, and Mainline – How Do They Affect Sap Yield? – Dr. Tim Perkins, UVM Proctor Maple Research Center
Media Center Wait Until Next Year! How record keeping has helped us make decisions to improve our operation – Rick Newman, Breezie Maples Farm
MS Café Cotton Candy Machine Maintenance and What’s New on Maple Kettle Corn – Greg Zimpfer, Zimpfer's Maple Products
#11 Research Results of the SARE Farmer Grant on Tubing Sanitation – Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program, Mike Parker, Parker Family Maple Farm
#12 New Ideas in Maple Equipment – Tom Zaffis / Steve Bedard, Lapierre USA
#13 Sugarbush Thinning Improves Growth and Sap – Peter Smallidge, Cornell Maple Program
#14 Product Liability and Farm Coverage for the Maple Producer – William Tully, Farm Family Insurance
HS Café Getting it Right: Grading, Labels and Other Ag and Markets Regulations – Sharon Hall, Sherri Card, NYS Ag and Markets
Auditorium Hallway Maple Tubing for the Beginner Demonstration – Phil and Hamilton Sage, Sage Family Maple
Ag Shop Welding, Soldering, and Fabricating with Stainless Steel limit of 20 – first come basis – Rob Roser, Agriweld
Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program
Trade Show Luncheon 12:00 – 1:15 -- Lunch served in Sheveron, be sure to visit all of our maple vendors
Session III 1:15 – 2:30
Auditorium Managing the Sugarhouse – Glen Goodrich, Goodrich Maple Farm
LGI Want More Sap? Keep Your Tapholes Clear – Dr. Tim Perkins, UVM Proctor Maple Research Center
Media Center Maple Tubing and Vacuum System Design – Steve Childs, Cornell Maple Program
MS Café Maple Cream Making for the Beginner – Dean and Ruth Esther Delevan, Delevan Maple
#11 Producing and Marketing Birch Syrup – David Moore, The Crooked Chimney
#12 Steps We Took to go From a Back Yarder to Commercial Maple Operation – Panel: Jeff Benjamin maple, Steven Grant maple, Dave Bruinix -Para-Deys Acres Maple Syrup
#13 The Effects of Forest Pests on the Health of Your Trees – Rebecca Hargrave, CCE of Chenango County
#14 How to Make the Most of Your “Find a Producer” Listing on nysmaple.com
HS Café High Vacuum Without a Pump - Experiments with 3/16 Natural Gravity – Tim Wilmot, UVM Proctor Maple Research Center
Ag Shop Hallway Basic Sap House Setups and Considerations for the Beginner Tour and Discussion of VVS Sugarhouse (Weather permitting)
Ag Shop So You Want to Weld Stainless Repeated - limit of 20, first come basis – Rob Roser, Agriweld
Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program
Break 2:30 – 3:00 -- Coffee and refreshments in the Trade Show area
Session IV 3:00 – 4:00
Auditorium Facts and Figures about Wood Fired Force-5 Evaporator – Rejean Laverdiere, LaPierre Inc.
LGI Practices that Result in Poor Maple Flavor and Invert Levels in Sap – Joel Boutin, Quebec Maple Cooperative
Media Center Tubing Systems and Tap Hole Sanitation, Research Update – Steve Childs, Cornell Maple Program/Dean Harvey, Harvey's Maple Spout/Neal Collins - VVS FFA
MS Café Think Outside the Jug at Your Event - Maple Products That Never Make it Home – Jason and Heidi Wolf, Wolf Maple Products
#11 The Economics of Buying and Pricing Sap – Mike Farrell, Cornell Maple Program
#12 Turning Your Hobby into a Profitable Business – JJ Schell, CCE Oswego County
#13 Energy from the Forest Landscape: What Every Maple Producer Needs to Know About Gas, Wind and Right-of-Way Leases – Brett Chedzoy, CCE Schuyler County
#14 Marketing and the Best Way to Make It Work for YOU – Michele Ledoux, CCE of Lewis County
HS Café Bottling Syrup for the Small Maple Producer – Chris Pfeil, The Maple Guys
Music Suite Maple Queen and Princess Program
Closing 4:15 PM