NYS January Maple Conference

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Thank you so much for all the support that made this a wonderful maple conference!
01/10/2026

Thank you so much for all the support that made this a wonderful maple conference!

Doors are open and the trade show is ready! Come out to today to learn everything about making maple syrup! Registratio...
01/10/2026

Doors are open and the trade show is ready! Come out to today to learn everything about making maple syrup! Registration at the door is open by cash or check payment! Many seminars throughout the day and vendors in the trade show are open all day! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Doors are open! You can register at the door paying by cash or check! Come see Glenn Goodrich this evening starting at 5...
01/09/2026

Doors are open! You can register at the door paying by cash or check! Come see Glenn Goodrich this evening starting at 5:30pm!

November 7,2025 - New York State January Maple Conference Returns to SUNY Cobleskill — January 9–10, 2026Workshops • Tra...
11/08/2025

November 7,2025 - New York State January Maple Conference Returns to SUNY Cobleskill — January 9–10, 2026

Workshops • Trade Show • Networking for Maple Producers

Friday, January 9 – Trade Show and Keynote
*Trade Show: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Explore the latest innovations and connect directly with top industry vendors.
*Keynote Presentation: 5:30 PM - Join Glenn Goodrich and Nate Bissell for an inspiring discussion to kick off the weekend.

Saturday, January 10 – Workshops

Doors open: 7:30 AM | Workshops begin: 9:00 AM
Four workshop sessions will run throughout the day, each featuring up to eight
concurrent presentations from leaders in the maple industry.

Session 1 — 9:00 AM
Glenn Goodrich – Saphouse Timesavers and Techniques
Mark Canella – Maple Business Planning and Industry Overview
Eric Bugbee – FFA Maple CDE: Preparing for Competition
Cameron Sheltra – Maintenance of ROs, Vacuum Pumps, and Extractors
Greg Zimpfer – What and How of Marketing
Peter Smallidge – Best Practices on a Small Wooded Acreage
Mike Lynch – Maple Creams: Perfecting Your Process
Nick Wendel – Filtering Syrup: Techniques, Tips, and Results

Session 2 — 10:45 AM
Nate Bissell – You Can Do Anything, But You Can’t Do Everything!
John Fessenden & Isaac Thrasher – Financial Tools and Strategies for Maple
Enterprises
Scott Weikert – Maple for Beginners and Small-Scale Sugarbush Forestry
Aaron Wightman – Maintaining Sap Quality
Scott Reed – Coating Maple Nuts
Kevin Lawyer – Vacuum: Raising the Bar on Techniques & Equipment
Kory Woods – Sap Monitoring Systems: Your Time, Your Money

Session 3 — 1:15 PM
Nate Bissell – Selling What You Produce — and What Others Produce
Adam Wild – Making the Grade: Syrup Density, Flavor, and Grade
Nick Wendel – Back to Basics of Tapping: How-To’s and Why-For’s
Zac Smith – Reports from the Field: Marketing Strategies
Peter Smallidge – Practical ID, Ecology, and Management
David Nyle – RO Basics: Beginners and Budgets
Greg Zimpfer – Maple Water

Session 4 — 3:00 PM
Glenn Goodrich – Sap Ladders and Tubing Installation Tips
Damian Hill – Dreams, Visions, Risks, and Plans to Market Maple
Steve Childs – Ask Steve Anything (Virtual)
Aaron Wightman – Tap Timing and Methods for Optimal Yield
Mike Lynch – Getting Started: Tap, Boil, and Taste
Jennifer Horton – Don’t Lose It All! Protecting Your Investment
Eileen Downs – Invert Sugars: Why, What, and How
Gordon & Kyle Tibbitts – Growing a Business for Young Sugarmakers

Trade Show Vendors

Tentative vendors include major equipment manufacturers such as CDL Sugaring
Equipment, H2O Leader, Lapierre USA, and Dominion & Grimm. Other participating suppliers and distributors include Memprotec, DSD International, RO in a Bucket, Waterloo Container, Farmblox, Maple Tech Tools, Bascom Maple Farms, Goodrich Maple Farm, and Shaver Hill Maple.

Supporting organizations include American National Farm Family Insurance, Farm
Credit East, Maple News, NYCAMH (New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health), NYS Maple Producers Association, New York Maple Foundation, New
York Farm Bureau, New York FarmNet, and SUNY Cobleskill. Additional vendors
may be added as space permits.

Learn More

An updated list of workshops, vendors, and conference details will be posted at
www.nysjanuarymapleconference.com Register today by accessing the website or
emailing for a registration form. For inquiries, contact:
[email protected]
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