Quote Originally Posted by DrTimPerkins View Post
As much as we try to dispel these notions when reporters call us, they frequently already know what they want to write (not all of them...some are happy to be educated on the subject). When we won't give them a gloom and doom story, they move on to someone else who will. It's difficult, because the story really is quite complex and has a lot of uncertainties.

That said, in the LONG run, climate change will not be kind to our friends in the far southern ranges of the maple production areas.
The key word that caught my attention is Dr.Tim’s reference to our friends in the southern regions, that I’m still his friend warms my heart, almost to the level of climate change, he is days from escaping my wrath with his retirement! Oh how I would like to be at that retirement party, just to get him fired up with another one of my Hillbilly schemes. Hopefully there will be someone to fill his shoes at Proctor, willing to communicate with us wannabe syrup makers, even though his shoes are as big as Ronald McDonald’s!
Your Southern Friend, Mark 220 Maple