S.4 Ep.3: Syrup with Saps

S.4 Ep.3: Syrup with Saps

Author: Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources March 29, 2023 Duration: 1:01:49
Business is booming if you own a commercial sugar bush! As forest managers, this means more and more of us are hearing from landowners interested in starting or maintaining a sugar bush. Unfortunately, if you are like us, you did not learn about maple syrup in forestry school. This episode's guest, Mark Isselhardt, Extension Maple Specialist with the University of Vermont, helps us unpack the fundamentals of sap production, sugar bush management, and how the industry has changed in the 21st c...

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Duration: 35:53
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Duration: 46:47
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S.2 Ep.7: NHC 2021 Special [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:53
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Duration: 56:41
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Duration: 1:07:49
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Duration: 57:14
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Duration: 46:41
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Duration: 46:38
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S.2 Ep.1: Betu-love it! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:52
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