It’s maple syrup season. Here’s where to taste Vermont’s best. The essence of the Green Mountain State tastes sweetest when the sap flows and syrup thickens in the annual thaw.

Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos By Associated Press Published April 16, 2025, 11:01 a.m. ET ...

Vermont’s 600+ sugarmakers produced 3.1 million gallons of maple syrup in 2024, leading the country in production.

Maple syrup producer Jim Judd looks for buds on maple trees, a sign that the sugaring season is coming to an end, at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Producers in the maple syrup industry are worried about how tariffs on Canadian equipment will affect production costs.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Thursday that Vermont’s maple syrup production totaled 3.06 million gallons in its third-most-productive year ever.

“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product since the 1970s, says multiple countries contribute to each container of the sticky sweetener.

SUTTON — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott tapped a maple tree at Pure Gold Sugaring in Sutton on March 3 to mark the start of the state's maple season, according to a community announcement.

Maple syrup is not just some fun, feel-good symbol of Vermont; according to the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association, the state still leads the nation as the top maple-producing state, with ...

The farther north you go, the later the season runs, culminating in the town of St. Albans's 38th Vermont Maple Festival, April 23-25. Details: 802-524-5800, www.vtmaplefestival.org.

Small jars of this season’s maple syrup show the variation in hue from day-to-day at Judd’s Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ...