WOOSTER, OH -- This year's Ohio Maple Days are set for Jan. 26 in Morrow County, Jan. 27 for Wayne and Holmes counties, and Jan. 28 in Geauga County.
The programs, which are the same at each location, offer educational sessions on maple production.
They're timed to help producers get ready for the coming season.
Both hobby and commercial producers are welcome.
The locations:
Featured speakers include:
Also, there will be a trade show; reports from OSU Extension and the Ohio Maple Producers Association; testing of hydrometers and Vermont Temporary Maple Syrup Grading Kits (bring them to the program; small additional fee); and a session called "Maple Nuggets" for sharing questions, ideas and information.
Payment at the door is $35 and doesn't include lunch.
For more information, go to http://go.osu.edu/HJW (with a link to the brochure and registration form) or call 330-263-3799.
A trade show and roundtable discussion take place from 5-9 p.m. (roundtable at 7 p.m.) on Jan. 27 at the Burton location, with a separate $3 admission fee payable at the door.
Ohio Maple Days are sponsored by the Ohio Maple Program, a joint effort of OSU Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
OSU Extension and OARDC are the outreach and research arms, respectively, of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
