Maine Maple Producers Association President Lyle Merrifield said many of the producers he’s spoken with in the northern part of the state were down about 50 percent from their expected syrup yields.

The syrup entered in this competition was made in 2023. The judges said warm temperatures cut the season short, and some of the state’s 450-odd producers made only half of what they usually do ...

This weekend, maple producers throughout Maine are opening the doors to their sugarhouses. For one family of eighth-generation maple producers, this year has been a long time coming.

With more than 450 licensed producers averaging about 575,000 gallons of maple syrup every year, Maine now has the third-largest maple syrup industry in the country, one that supports hundreds of jobs ...

Jillson was one of the leaders of Maine’s maple syrup scene over the past nearly 40 years. Taps and spouts crafted out of metal during the early 1900s are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.

SIDNEY — Maine maple syrup producers are saying warm winters, little snowfall and a changing climate are contributing to increasingly intermittent and unpredictable sugaring seasons.

Many sugar houses are already collecting sap and boiling it down into syrup, while others say there are risks in starting the season too soon.

A major sign winter may end and spring is coming — despite outward appearances such as the major snowstorm bearing down on Maine later today — is that many of the state’s maple syrup ...

A tap at in a sugar maple in April 2022. (Esta Pratt-Kielley/Maine Public) With temperatures expected to reach the 60s in parts of Massachusetts this week, maple syrup producers are tapping their ...

This weekend, maple producers throughout Maine are opening the doors to their sugarhouses. For one family of eighth-generation maple producers, this year has been a long time coming.