- [Mark] This is Mark Isselhardt,
Maple Specialist, with the University of Vermont Extension,
and this is another Vermont Maple Minute.
The North American Maple Syrup Council
is an international organization founded in 1961.
The purposes of the council are to promote research
in the chemistry and technology of maple sap
and the products derived from it,
in sugar bush management and disease control,
and in the marketing of maple products
and standardization of the maple products.
The council has grown since the acceptance
of its first six charter members in 1961.
It now represents the majority of maple producers
and maple production throughout North America,
counting 15 of the 16 largest
maple producing states and provinces as members.
Among its many duties, the council is responsible
for publishing the Maple Syrup Digest
and for awarding grants to deserving research projects
related to maple production.
An annual meeting, held jointly
with the International Maple Syrup Institute,
rotates between all member states and provinces
and includes technical sessions
that discuss the most recent research
and the International Maple Syrup Contest.
Vermont last hosted the meeting in 2016.
This is Mark Isselhardt, Maple Specialist,
with the University of Vermont Extension,
and this has been another Vermont Maple Minute.