Web series drills into sugaring

BURLINGTON - A free webinar series offered through University of Vermont Extension covers a broad array of topics of interest to maple producers, from maple production and forestry practices to business management.
Seven online sessions will be held from late July to October. Presenters will include Abby van den Berg, a UVM plant physiologist; Anthony D’Amato, UVM Forestry Program director; and Mark Cannella, farm business management specialist; Mark Isselhardt, maple specialist; and Chris Lindgren, forest business coordinator, all with UVM Extension.
A separate registration is required for each webinar, with the deadline to register 48 hours prior to the 7 pm start time. Topics and dates are as follows:
July 28 - Maple Start-Up Profiles and Financial Benchmarks
August 11 - Best Practices for Birch Syrup Flavor
August 25 - Sugarbush Inventory Methods
September 15 - Sap-Only Enterprises
September 29 - Binding Contracts and Legal Agreements
October 13 - Maple Forests and Carbon
October 27 - Northeast Forest Land Taxes and Programs
To register go to www.maplemanager.org. Society of American Foresters Continuing Forestry Education credits are available.
To request a disability-related accommodation contact Christi Sherlock at (802) 476-2003, ext. 200, or (866) 860-1382 (toll-free in Vermont) at least three weeks prior to the webinar date.