MILTON, Vt. — Maple syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-fashioned foot patrols to fix a common problem — leaks.

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 ...

At “sugaring-off” dinners, celebratory meals marking the close of maple syrup season, the air and your hair smell like maple syrup and guests leave with a high that has little to do with the amount of ...

MILTON, Vt. — Maple-syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but until recently, even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-fashioned foot patrols to fix a common ...

In this photo taken March 21, maple syrup producer Donnie Richards poses with sap lines on a maple tree and his wireless radio unit box containing sensors that monitor pressure on sap lines in Milton, ...

In Vermont, maple syrup is growing jobs and allowing farmers to make a profit. When most people imagine maple syrup production, they think of buckets hanging from trees collecting sap. But these days, ...

On a cold, February day in the hills of the Finger Lakes, thousands of leafless maple trees stood dormant, waiting patiently for the kiss of spring. Armed with a hammer and drill, Aaron Wightman ...

MILLMONT, Pa. — It was a cold day outside, but things were heating up inside at Paddy Mountain Sugar Shack in Millmont. This is where Dennis Snook makes maple syrup, something he's done for about 12 ...

WEST TOPSHAM, Vt. (AP) — A winter thaw in the Northeast has triggered sap to flow in maple trees, launching an early start to the syrup season for some producers in parts of New England who have ...

KINGSLEY — The seasonal tree-tapping frenzy at the Olds Brothers Maple Syrup farm in Kingsley is underway. Expert tree-tappers there said the region’s weather has been ideal for the flow of maple-tree ...