Assessing The Growth Potential Of The Maple Syrup Industry In The United States
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Author | : Michael L. Farrell |
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Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2013 |
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This dissertation examines the growth potential of the U.S. maple syrup industry from a vari ety of ecologic, socio-economic, and public policy perspectives. It outlines the number of tappable trees by state, taking into account the species- sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and red maple (Acer rubrum)- ownership category, and the density and accessibility of the trees. Vermont taps the highest percentage of its available trees (3%) and thus leads the nation in syrup produ ction. States with the most significant growth potential include Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. Production could also expand to fill local markets for syrup in states such as Illinois and Missouri. The extent to which the industry develops is based largely on l andowner attitudes, socio-economic factors, and supply/demand dynamics that dictate profitability. I performed multinomial logistic regression using survey data to explain the characteristic s that influence a landowners' desire to utilize their maple trees for syru p production- these include residing in New England, gender, and education. Since many large landowners are concerned about the effect of tapping maple trees on sawtimber value, I developed a Net Present Value (NPV) calculator that allows foresters and landowners to determine if it is more profitable to utilize maple trees for syrup or sawtimber production. The main determinants include tree size and growth, stumpage payments, lease payments, property taxes, discount rate, and the time horizon of the investment period. Our changing climate has caused much speculation that maples will migrate northward and be replaced with oaks and hickories by the end of the century. Thus, I utilized FIA data to explore recent trends in maple and oak/hickory abundance for 26 states over the past several decades and found that shade -tolerant sugar and red maples have been infiltrating the understories of oak/hickory forests throughout the eastern U.S. Finally, I examine the role of public policies in the development of the U.S. maple industry. In particular, I discuss differences in policies for tapping on public land, property taxation, government resources devoted to the maple industry in research, extension, and promotion, and the effect of the Quebec Federation's quota and pricing system on market expansion.
Author | : James L. Chamberlain |
Publisher | : Forest Service |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2018-08-24 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780160945885 |
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are fundamental to the functioning of healthy forests and play vital roles in the cultures and economies of the people of the United States. However, these plants and fungi used for food, medicine, and other purposes have not been fully incorporated into management, policy, and resource valuation. This report is a forest-sectorwide assessment of the state of the knowledge regarding NTFPs science and management information for U.S. forests and rangelands (and hereafter referred to as the NTFP assessment). The NTFP assessment serves as a baseline science synthesis and provides information for managing nontimber forest resources in the United States. In addition, this NTFP assessment provides information for national-level reporting on natural capital and the ecosystem services NTFPs provide. The report also provides technical input to the 2017 National Climate Assessment (NCA) under development by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).
Author | : Paul E. Sendak |
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Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Consumers |
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Author | : Paul E. Sendak |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Maple sugar industry |
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S2We developed an annual maple-syrup-production cost series for the period 1972 to 1984. We specified the physical input required for a 3,000-tap, plastic tubing with vacuum system with an oil-fired open-pan evaporator. Current value data were used to estimate the annual production cost of a gallon of syrup. Cost increased from 6.16 per gallon in 1972 to $15.93 in 1984; however, much of this increase is the result of inflation. The sugarhouse, where syrup is processed, accounted for a relatively larger share of the total cost of production in 1984 (66 percent) than it did in 1972 (53 percent). A sensitivity analysis indicated that total cost is most sensitive to changes in wages for labor and cost of fuel oil.S3
Author | : William Paul Tyminski (Jr.) |
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Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Dendrochronology |
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"Maple syrup production is both an economically and culturally important industry in the northeastern U.S., and the commercial harvest of the temperature-sensitive sap has occurred for several centuries. A significant decline in maple syrup yield has been associated with warming spring temperatures during the critical sugaring period, and increases in summer drought frequencies. What is unknown, however, is how this current decline compares within the range of variability expected for a broader range of crops. Few sugar maple tree-ring chronologies from the northeastern U.S. exist, yet the potential utility of this species is high. This project will be the first to incorporate and employ dendrochronological techniques to develop maple syrup yield reconstructions. This project is designed to investigate correlations between statewide tree growth and maple syrup production using data collected from multiple sites in New York State and determine if these relationships can be modeled to reconstruction historical yields. Thus, this project will help promote the effectiveness of using tree-ring data to predict agricultural yields, which will ultimately provide farmers additional information about crop yield cycles. This knowledge will in turn help determine appropriate management methods for sugarbush operators during less optimal climatological conditions."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Author | : Pennsylvania State University. Agricultural Experiment Station |
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Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : Melvin Ray Koelling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Maple products |
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Author | : Constance A. Carpenter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Sustainable forestry |
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Author | : Brian J. Palik |
Publisher | : Waveland Press |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2020-05-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1478645237 |
Classical silviculture has often emphasized timber models, fundamentally based in production agriculture. This books presents silvicultural methods based in natural forest models—models that emulate natural disturbances and development processes, sustain biological legacies, and allow time to take its course in shaping stands. These methods, dubbed “ecological forestry,” have been successfully implemented by foresters for decades managing a wide variety of forestlands. Ecological silvicultural strategies protect threatened and rare species, sustain biological diversity, and provide habitat for game and non-game species, all while providing timber in profitable ways.
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Total Pages | : 696 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
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