New barbed spouts with a downward curve were tested at the UVM Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt. this season.
A debate is starting to swirl between expert installers on the effectiveness of three quarter inch mainline.
Maple specialist Michael Rechlin in the woods after the season, getting ready for clean-up, an important part of a sugarmaker's season.
The syrup crop in Quebec is expected to come in as low as 140 million pounds, down from 211 million last year, experts say.
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