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Thread: global sugaring news in the Boston Globe- the impact of the TPP?

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    Default global sugaring news in the Boston Globe- the impact of the TPP?

    Still a little confused by this article, except that the US could be poised to benefit big time if this goes through.

    Thoughts from fellow sugarmakers?

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/201...0GM/story.html
    1991-1993 traded sap for syrup, 30 taps
    1994 small flat pan outdoors 30 taps
    1995 barrel stove, small pan outdoors 30 taps
    1996-2011 homemade 2 X 4, sugarhouse, 50 taps
    2012 new 2 X 4, 60 taps

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    "Most of the taps are in Vermont, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania." Last I knew, Maine was 2nd or 3rd and Wisconsin was 3rd or 4th, well above Michigan and Pennsylvania yet no mention. Wisconsin has added an enormous number of taps the last decade.

    The TPP overall is not going to be a good thing for our country. "We must first pass the bill so we can find out what is in the bill." Nancy Pelosi.
    Mark

    Where we made syrup long before the trendies made it popular, now its just another commodity.

    John Deere 4000, 830, and 420 crawler
    1400 taps, 600 gph CDL RO, 4x12 wood-fired Leader, forced air and preheater. 400 gallon Sap-O-Matic vacuum gathering tank, PTO powered. 2500 gallon X truck tank, 17 bulk tanks.
    No cage tanks allowed on this farm!

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