{"id":6,"date":"2021-09-27T19:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T19:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup-production\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-19T20:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:35:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id6_28566c-4e{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id6_28566c-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6_28566c-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6_28566c-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6_28566c-4e{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 47%,rgb(65,118,161) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_d770d5-6d\">Practical Research-Based Resources for Maple Producers of All Scales<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\"]{padding-right:90px;padding-left:90px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;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-heading6_448928-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_448928-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_448928-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_448928-66\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension supports maple syrup producers of all sizes with practical, research-based resources. From backyard operations to commercial production, UMaine Extension&#8217;s Maple Production Program helps improve sustainability, efficiency, quality, and safety.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-right:90px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:90px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6_891484-e1 > 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.kt-image-overlay-message .image-overlay-title{color:#fff;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kt-img-overlay6_0edfc9-1a .kt-image-overlay-divider{border-top-color:#fff;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:none;}.wp-block-kadence-imageoverlay.kt-img-overlay6_0edfc9-1a .kt-image-overlay-message .image-overlay-subtitle{color:#fff;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-img-overlay6_0edfc9-1a .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:300px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-img-overlay6_0edfc9-1a .kt-image-overlay-message{border-top:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);border-right:0px solid 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srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069-951x632.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/10\/maple-products-remsberg_15101433069.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/business-and-labor\/\" title=\"Business and Labor Management\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"] 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-heading6_e57a4a-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link6_e57a4a-fe{text-decoration:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"] a:hover, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link6_e57a4a-fe:hover{text-decoration:underline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/business-and-labor\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-heading-link kt-adv-heading-link6_e57a4a-fe hls-hover_underline\"><h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e57a4a-fe\">Business and Labor<\/h2><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6_5df32c-c6 alignfull has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg um-UMBlueHorizonsLightBlueTextBox wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6_1a9de1-db > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6_d4b34c-25 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6_f763de-df{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6_f763de-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6_f763de-df\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\"] 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-heading6_48d5ff-9b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_48d5ff-9b\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_111c4b-91\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_111c4b-91\"] 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-heading6_111c4b-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_111c4b-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_111c4b-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_111c4b-91\">For more information or to discuss your maple needs, contact:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"] 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-heading6_bb85b5-f8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"] a:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link6_bb85b5-f8:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link6_bb85b5-f8:hover .kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"]{color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link6_bb85b5-f8{text-decoration:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\"] a:hover, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link6_bb85b5-f8:hover{text-decoration:underline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color hls-hover_underline\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_bb85b5-f8\">Jason Lilley,<br>Assistant Extension Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Maple Industry Educator at email<br><a href=\"mailto:jason.lilley@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jason.lilley@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6_33b0d2-f7:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image6_33b0d2-f7.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-top:30px;}.kb-image6_33b0d2-f7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6_33b0d2-f7\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/07\/CE_logo_2blue-1-300x108.png\" alt=\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension logo\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/07\/CE_logo_2blue-1-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maple-syrup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/07\/CE_logo_2blue-1-1024x368.png 1024w, 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