As a result of the unseasonably warm temperatures, Wisconsin maple syrup producers are rushing out to tap trees as much as two months early. Here's what that means for production this year and what ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

Maple syrup-making season is officially underway in northeast Wisconsin. March's weather is usually an ideal time of year for maple syrup production, but producers started tapping trees earlier this ...

Wisconsin ranked fourth behind Vermont, New York and Maine for maple syrup production during the 2023 season, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Though Wisconsin produced ...

TOWN OF MANITOWOC, Wis. (WLUK) -- For nearly eight decades, tapping maple trees has signified the beginning of spring in Manitowoc County. Jesse Wagner, owner of Inthewoods Sugar Bush in Manitowoc ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- A steady "drip, drip, drip" coming out of a maple tree can only mean one thing: Sap is running and sweet maple syrup isn't far behind. But the sugar shack at Barkhausen ...

Ruth Gerber Rupp was vacationing with her husband in Texas when she had to abruptly return home because of unseasonably warm weather in Wisconsin. Rupp, the founder of Maple Farmers Network, cut her ...

Climate change is affecting the maple syrup industry, causing the season to start earlier and impacting sap production. Wisconsin ranks fourth in the nation in maple syrup production, producing ...

SEASON IS TAPPING INTO TRADITION IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME OF THE YEAR TO TAP SIRUP. AND MAPLE SAP DRIPS FROM A TAP ON ...

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - It might not feel like it outside right now, but maple syrup season has started, and farms in Merrill are hard at work. Maple Hollow has been producing pure Wisconsin gourmet ...