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  1. Person with a pollinator plot behind them speaking to another person.

    Pancakes with Pollinators at Ohio State Mansfield

    Sep 12, 2023

    Pancakes with Pollinators … Pollinators with Pancakes whichever way you say it – the gathering at Ohio State Mansfield hit the spot. Participants, including students had the opportunity to observe how research works to create pollinator habitat along Ohio’s utility right of ways, learn about native bees and butterflies, and talk to natural resource experts about the critical need for pollinator habitat. The EcoLab event held during Welcome Week (August 25) on the campus featured more than eight organizations AND pancakes served with Ohio State Maple Syrup!  Find out more >>

  2. Sugar bush and tubing on the Ohio State Mansfield campus

    It all started with students!

    Mar 28, 2023

    Learn about making maple syrup on the Ohio State Mansfield campus and the role of students in developing the sugarbush. Find out more on Extension Today.

  3. Maple leaf

    Discover all things maple at Ohio Maple Days (Dec. 10)

    Oct 26, 2022

    Ohio Maple Days on December 10 at Ashland University’s John C. Meyer Convocation Center will bring together producers, researchers, educators, vendors and those interested in learning more about maple syrup production. Plan to attend the program and discover all things maple!

     

  4. Ohio State researcher Gabe Karns installs a tap in a maple tree at the university’s Mansfield campus. (Photo by Ken Chamberlain, CFAES.)

    Tap into something new: 8 things you can learn at Ohio’s upcoming Maple Bootcamp

    Apr 27, 2022

    MANSFIELD, Ohio—If you’re new or new-ish to making maple syrup, there’s a lot you can learn at Maple Bootcamp: Ohio.

    Set for June 22–24 at The Ohio State University at Mansfield, the event, its website says, will provide “intensive hands-on training for beginner and intermediate maple producers.” 

    Participants will get details on how to assess a sugarbush and all the steps that follow, from collecting sap to boiling, bottling, and selling. Classroom sessions will take place on the Ohio State Mansfield campus. Field trips and tours will visit local maple operations, including one located right on the campus.  

  5. A team of School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) faculty and staff at The Ohio State University were awarded $482,000 from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for “Leveraging Education and Research to Promote Maple Syrup Production in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.” Photo credit: Kathy Smith

    Team awarded funding to promote maple syrup production

    Sep 30, 2019

    A team of School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) faculty and staff at The Ohio State University were awarded $482,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service for “Leveraging Education and Research to Promote Maple Syrup Production in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.”  The funding is made possible through the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Acer Access and Development Program (Acer), which supports the efforts of States, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry.