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PA Secretary of Agriculture

Taps Maple Tree to kick off 2013 Season

Governor Tom Corbett Proclaims February Maple Month

 

 

 

 

November 8th and 9th 2013 --

Lake Erie Maple Expo

 

 

Co-sponsored by Northwest PA Maple Syrup Producers Association, Ohio Maple Producers Association, Western New York State Maple Producers and the Albion FFA

 

 

  Expo Location:

Northwestern High School

200 Harthan Way

Albion, PA  16401

 

click here for more information

 

 

Northwest PA Maple Syrup

Producers Association -

 

Schedule of monthly meetings:

 (all members welcome)
            

Meetings start at 7 p.m.

 

April  11th., 2013 -

Gary & Shirley Bilek's House

9225 Fillinger Rd.

Cranesville, PA  16410

814 756-4500

 

May 9th., 2013

Bob & Bonnie Boylon's House

26308 Crossingville Rd.

Edinboro, PA 16412

814-734-5078

 

June 13th., 2013

 

July 11th., 2013

 

August 8th., 2013

 

October 10th., 2013

 

December 12th., 2013

 

 

 

 

Minutes from past

Northwest PA Maple Syrup

Producers Association Meetings

 

June 2012 Minutes

July 2012 Minutes

August 2012 Minutes

September 2012 Minutes

October 2012 Minutes

January 2013 Minutes

 

2014 - 11th Annual Maple Taste & Tour Weekend

   Saturday & Sunday March 15 & 16, 2014

 

   (click here for more information)

 

 

 

2014 Asbury Woods Nature Center Maple Festival

   April , 2014  10am - 4pm

   4105 Asbury Road, Erie, PA  16506

 

 

 

2013  Pennsylvania State Maple Tour

        Hosted by Northeastern PA Maple Syrup Producers Association

           September 19-21, 2013
           Settlers Inn, Hawley, PA

 

      For Info: Contact

            

             Peggy Simons
             141 Holgate Road

             Honesdale, PA  18431

             570-224-4607
             mornings@ptd.net

        

 

 

 

PA Farm Show (maple sales and exhibits)

             www.farmshow.state.pa.us
             January 4-11, 2014
             Farm Show Complex

             Harrisburg, PA



             Contact: Gary Bilek
             814-756-4500

 

             Visit the PA maple council booths in the food court and

             food court annex


 

 

2015 IMSI/NAMSC Maple Tour

        Hosted by Somerset Maple Producers Association

 

 

Visit the "Sugar Shack" at Local Area Fairs

for delicious Maple Products & Confections

 

   2013 Crawford County Fair – August 17-24                

   2013 Erie County Fair – August 26 – August 31                

   2013 Spartansburg Community Fair – September 1 - 7

 

 

Annual Sugarhouse Inspections
By appointment
PA Department of Agriculture
Meadville, PA
(814) 332-6890

Contact: Eric Mitchell

 

Maple News Items

 

Sugarhill Syrup & Cream Containers

NWMPA Hats & Shirts

Bug threatens the Maple Industry!

Annual General Membership Meeting 2010

Pennsylvania Farm Show 2010

Annual General Membership Meeting 2009

Backyard Sugaring (2nd annual workshop)

Maple Confections Workshop II

Annual General Membership Meeting 2008

Tubing Seminar

Maple Confections Workshop I

 

The Asian Longhorned Beetle was accidentally imported into the United States in in late 1980's. It is believed to have arrive in wooden shipping pallets through the port at New York City. Since its introduction into the United States, the Beetle has migrated westward, devastating Maple Trees as it goes. Efforts to the eradicate this threat have only slowed its progress, The public is urged to be on the lookout for the Asian Longhorned Beetle and report any sightings to their local Department of Agriculture. Adult Beetles are 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches long and bore 1/2 inch diameter holes in trees. They leave large piles of sawdust around the base of the tree.

http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/

 

 


 

 

 

 

2012 PA Fall Maple Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   

 

 

   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

The Maple Room of Hancock House was the site of the 2009 Banquet Breakfast in the Maple Room was delicious.
2009 Northwest Pennsylvania Maple Queen, Karisa Durfee, visits Sugar Creek Maple Farm The Northwest PA Maple Syrup Producers delegation attending the 2009 banquet.
Hayride to Tall Timbers Tree Farm Spending time at The Cabin

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Woods Nature Center
Saturday November 8, 2008

 

 

June 7th, 2008
Mr. Steve Childs, Cornell University, presented a workshop for maple producers on how to make various Maple Confections. The workshop was attended by sugar makers from both Northwestern Pennsylvania and Northeastern Ohio. Mr. Childs demonstrated techniques for making maple marshmallow, maple soft drinks, maple cotton candy and a number of other value added products. The workshop was a combination of lecture and hands on practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, July 28, 2007
A tubing installation demonstration was provided by Jim Cermack, a "Maple Pro" Dealer from Middlefield, OH. Modern techniques for installing tubing were both discussed and demonstrated.

Jim Cermack (Maple Pro) explains how to insert fittings into lateral lines.
Les Ober (Ohio Cooperative Extension) assisted with the presentation.
June 9th, 2007
Mr. Steve Childs, Cornell University, presented a workshop for maple producers on how to make various Maple Confections. The workshop was attended by sugar makers from both Northwestern Pennsylvania and Northeastern Ohio. Mr. Childs was assisted by Dr. Robert Hansen, Penn State Cooperative Extension Service. Together they demonstrate techniques for testing and blending syrup, then using the blended syrup to make confections such as cream and candy. The workshop was a combination of lecture and hands on practice. A follow up Maple Confections II workshop has already been scheduled for early June 2008.