Last Wednesday morning the sun was shining, and the chickadees were singing and it was a beautiful Finger Lakes day. It was cold. So cold that many schools in the region were closed. But you know what ...

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 ...

From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

In order to harvest sap, maple trees need to be in a climate with weather fluctuations that freeze the sap, and thaw it, helping it flow. This is why states that have strong winters tend to favor ...

VICTOR, N.Y. — Maple Weekend, a series of two weekends to celebrate New York State’s maple syrup industry, kicks off on Saturday. Schoff’s Sugar Shack in Victor is gearing up to sell maple products, ...

LaMuth Middle School students are getting a taste of how they can apply science lessons in their own backyards. Seventh-graders at the Riverside district school have been working with staff members ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, mark the second and final weekend of New York Maple Weekend, a celebration of maple syrup producers in Western New York. A lot of work ...

Maple syrup makers have competed in a judging event for nearly a century during the Geauga County Maple Festival season. Thousands of people are descending in northeast Ohio this weekend for a sweet ...