Maple syrup in short supply

Two years ago a sugarmaker in Vermont might sell his syrup wholesale for about two dollars a pound. But demand for syrup has skyrocketed because it’s being used in so many more products, including breakfast cereal. As the popularity of maple rises … there is a shortage.

Morning Newscast: April 15, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: A repeat drunk driver who killed a teenager in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 89 last year is going to prison; one year ago, a ferocious wind storm blew through Rutland, felling about 2,000 trees with winds of more than 60 miles per hour; Vermont’s maple sugarmakers say they’re having a good year;  Lyndon State College officials are planning a new student center and academic building…
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Maple sugaring season comes to a close

Vermont’s maple sugarmakers say they’re having a good year. The quality of the syrup is high this year and production appears to be solid. VPR’s Ross Sneyd has more on the sugar season that is coming to an end.

Sugarhouses open for visitors this weekend

Sugarhouses across the state will be demonstrating the art of sugarmaking this weekend, and they’ll open their doors to visitors. Rick Marsh is President of the Vermont Maple Sugarmakers’ Association. He says it hasn’t been a great year, but producers have planned ahead.

Midday Newscast: March 24, 2008

A meeting of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has just concluded in Rutland; the Vermont Supreme Court has saved some of its more contentious cases for a series of hearings today at Vermont Law School; more…