The official state tree of Wisconsin is the Sugar Maple, and its sap is the primary source of maple syrup. Since it takes at least several hundred sugar maples to make syrup production profitable, ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

SEASON IS TAPPING INTO TRADITION IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME OF THE YEAR TO TAP SIRUP. AND MAPLE SAP DRIPS FROM A TAP ON ...

May 1—EAU CLAIRE — Many Wisconsinites have been grumbling about the cold, damp weather that has dragged on for weeks, but the conditions hit the sweet spot for state maple syrup producers. After a ...

Climate change is threatening Wisconsin's maple syrup production, particularly in the southern part of the state. Warmer temperatures are causing the sap collection season to shift earlier and may ...

The Martins began tapping in January, much earlier than the traditional sugaring season start. Warming winters have shifted the timing and length of maple sugaring season in Wisconsin, the ...

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - It might not feel like it outside right now, but maple syrup season has started, and farms in Merrill are hard at work. Maple Hollow has been producing pure Wisconsin gourmet ...

AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAW) --- Students at Auburndale Middle/High School learn maple tree tapping in their school forest as part of their Agriculture class in what the teacher says is a decent maple sap ...