North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual - Third Edition

[DrTimPerkins]

North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual available – free!

The Third edition of the North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual is now available for free download! This fully revised edition has a new chapter on food safety, as well as updated chapters on sap, syrup, and value-added product production based on the most current research. The remaining chapters have had modest updates. Along with chapters on sugarbush management, economics of maple businesses, marketing, and more, the Maple Manual is the most comprehensive, accurate resource for sugarmakers of all sizes. A joint project of the University of Vermont, the North American Maple Syrup Council, and dozens of the industry’s researchers, scientists, and educators, the Manual is available for free download, however, note that it is copyrighted, and all materials should be cited properly if used elsewhere (newsletters, presentations, etc.).

To get access to the download, send a blank email to mapleproducersmanual@gmail.com and you will receive a link to view and download the 434-page Manual. Print versions will be available for sale in the next few months.

[Swingpure]

Page 6-17 was the one I was waiting for, regarding the number of taps per tree.

Thanks, I will try and read all of the pertinent parts of the manual for a backyarder with lines.

[DrTimPerkins]

Good example of what we really don’t like to see. The manual is copyrighted and the contents represent a huge amount of work, money and time spent, and intellectual property. If you want to copy and share any of it, be sure to include a note saying where it comes from in what is shared (the photo in this case). Otherwise someone grabs your photo, shares it elsewhere, then someone decides it should be changed a little, then someone else puts it in a newsletter, but doesn’t include all the notes. Eventually the origin is lost and the meaning gets altered. We’ve seen it happen many times.

[Pdiamond]

Dr. Tim,

Do you know what the cost will be for the printed version and will we be able to order it via e-mail?

[Swingpure]

Sorry, no ill intent intended. I deleted the link to the picture and will not do it again. I had been waiting for the information on the number of taps, and thought the picture shown was in the context of the manual, but can now understand how it could have been copied and used outside the context of the manual.

[Aaron Stack]

Are there any concerns with me running down to my local Staples to print out a copy?

[DrTimPerkins]

Are there any concerns with me running down to my local Staples to print out a copy?

None at all, however there will be a print-on-demand and binding options a available through NAMSC within a few weeks.

[DrTimPerkins]

Sorry, no ill intent intended.

NP. Good learning opportunity for all.

[darkmachine]

None at all, however there will be a print-on-demand and binding options a available through NAMSC within a few weeks.

Looking forward to that, It can live on the shelf next to my well used older manual, lol.

[ebliese]

Looks like Christmas does come in July!