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For Beginners


More Cornell Maple Program Notebooks:


How to Tap

Video is currently being updated.

View more from our Video Series for Beginner Maple Producers on YouTube


 

How to Identify a Maple Tree

USDA has produced several helpful videos featuring Cornell Maple Program personnel past and present.

 

Collecting Sap

Collecting Sap with a Bucket
Collecting Sap with a Bag
Tube Collection
Collecting Sap with Vacuum Tubing
Sap Collection House
Remote Monitoring Systems

 

Reverse Osmosis

What is Reverse Osmosis?
Reverse Osmosis for Maple
Reverse Osmosis for Maple Option 2
Reverse Osmosis for Maple Option 3
Small Scale Reverse Osmosis

 

Making Syrup

The Evaporation Process
Filtering and Finishing Maple Syrup
Grading Maple Syrup

 

Excel Spreadsheets Referred to in the Beginner’s Notebook:

 

Other Beginner Documents

 

The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to offer an introductory course in maple syrup production as part of a new suite of online courses.  This online course covers all the basics of maple syrup production.

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