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2020 Crop Update #2

By: uvmext

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service or NASS has released the crop totals for the 2020 maple season. Vermont let the US in total taps with 6.15 million statewide. New York had the next highest number of taps with 2.8 million. Combined...

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2020 Crop Update #3

By: uvmext

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service or NASS has released the crop totals for the 2020 maple season. People familiar with maple sugaring might remember that it takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. This ra...

1:33

Vermont Operation Sizes

By: uvmext

Vermont produces more maple syrup than any US state. According to statistics from the USDA, Vermont made over 2.2 million gallons of syrup in 2020. The crop is made by sugar makers with operations of all sizes. The average size of operation in Ver...

2:08

Saddled Prominent

By: uvmext

Maple trees managed for sap production remain part of a forest ecosystem. Forest ecosystems are complex communities of plants, animals and microbes all interacting with their physical environment and climate. Forests are especially competitive env...

9:50

Mark Elvidge, owner of Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, in Colchester, VT

By: uvmext

Mark Elvidge, owner of Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, in Colchester, VT

10:37

Allison Wright, owner OWL Energy Bar in Brattleboro, VT

By: uvmext

Allison Wright, owner OWL Energy Bar in Brattleboro, VT

14:23

Interview with Allyson Myers Director of Sales and Marketing at Lake Champlain Chocolate

By: uvmext

Interview with Allyson Myers Director of Sales and Marketing at Lake Champlain Chocolate

20:32

Studying Abroad as an HCOL Student

By: sclark3

Screencast presentation meant to help HCOL students plan the timing of a semester abroad around their pre-thesis requirements. Also provides a very basic overview of the study abroad planning process, as well as some ideas for seeking out funding ...

15:44

HCOL's Partner Programs

By: sclark3

Screencast presentation with basic information about the Honors College's two partner programs: 1) the Principia Honors Consortium at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and 2) University College Maastricht at Maastricht University in the Nether...