In Vermont, the nation’s leading maple-producing state, production has tripled in the past decade, from an average of 600,000 gallons per year in the late 2000s to about 1.8 million per year now.

On the rugged western slopes of Vermont’s Mt. Mansfield, a web of plastic tubing connects some 71,000 tree taps to one of the frontiers of Vermont’s rapidly changing maple syrup industry.

In Vermont, maple is rarely more than a few steps away, as even the local gas station, especially Maplefields, carries syrup, sugar, candies, and creams at any time of the year.

As the No. 1 producer of maple syrup in the United States, Vermont is expected to lead the way for other states to adopt the new names by 2015. Vermont produced about 40% of the total U.S. syrup ...

2025 Vermont Maple Open House Weekend. The sweetest weekend in Vermont will celebrate the 2025 crop of maple syrup. Visitors will dig into pancake breakfasts, try sugar-on-snow, enjoy horse-drawn ...

Forget "Grade A" — Vermont has a new system for grading maple syrup. The state hopes names like "Delicate" and "Robust" will educate consumers, but some residents are just plain confused.

Travel How to visit Vermont maple syrup producers Get a sugar high in the Green Mountains. Todd Scelza of Shadow Lake Maples checks the boiling sap in Barton, Vermont.

MONTPELIER, Vt. – In maple country of Vermont, consumers know the real thing. So starting Feb. 1, customers at Vermont McDonald’s stores can request 100 percent maple syrup or sugar to be ...

Making maple syrup in New England’s spring weather can be unpredictable. Now, President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are adding anxiety about an industry that depends on multinational trade.… ...

A new method of harvesting sap from young trees could revolutionize maple syrup production in Vermont — and potentially around the world. Researchers at the University of Vermont’s Proctor ...