{"id":4,"date":"2010-12-20T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-grading-school\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:03:37","slug":"commercial-disclaimer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-grading-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Grading School"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4_dd779a-87{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id4_dd779a-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4_dd779a-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4_dd779a-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:60px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4_dd779a-87{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_136719-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_136719-6f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_136719-6f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4_136719-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_136719-6f\">Master the Art of Maple Grading<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_f4caac-a0\"><strong>The International Maple Grading School is coming to Sault Ste. 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href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup-production\/quality-and-grading\/school\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>View School Details<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup-production\/quality-and-grading\/international-school\/\" class=\"kb-section-link-overlay\" aria-label=\"The 2026 International Maple Grading School\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4_d63597-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4_d63597-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4_d63597-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4_d63597-48{background-color:#003263;}.kb-row-layout-id4_d63597-48 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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