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 ...

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.

So far, they've boiled down 187 gallons of maple syrup, Zoe Greene tells me, and it's only 10 in the morning. ZOE GREENE: It's fun. It's kind of one of those things where you're amped up, ready to go.

The same goes for Maine's $50 million maple syrup industry, which might become concentrated in areas like Sandy Bay Township. Producers here are gearing up for changes.

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.

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 ...

Thirty years ago, eight Maine maple syrup producers gathered in Skowhegan, looking for ways to promote their product, and decided that Maine Maple Sunday, to be celebrated this Sunday, would be ...

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 ...

Maple producers all over the state will participate this weekend, selling syrup and treats, but many won't have crowded events like pancake breakfasts, sugar house tours or wagon rides.