Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Oswego County will sponsor a workshop for
maple syrup producers from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov.
23 at Red Schoolhouse Maple, on the
corner Red Schoolhouse Road and County Route 4 in Palermo.
The
workshop is for people who want to expand their knowledge of the
use of tubing in their maple syrup business. Employing
a tubing system can improve the efficiency in maple syrup harvesting,
therefore increasing production and profits.
Steve Childs, NYS Maple
Extension Specialist, will run the workshop and engage
participants in the latest methods of utilizing tubing
to transport sap from the tree to the evaporator. The use of vacuum
systems will also be discussed.
Topics to be covered include: preparing the sugar bush prior to
tubing installation, site considerations, placing mainlines and setting
the slope, installing the mainline support wires, installing main lines,
sizing mainlines, installing lateral lines,
tubing tools, sizing the vacuum system, dry line systems, boosters, tap
hole sanitation, system maintenance, and working with sap ladders.
Participants will also learn how to lay out a sugar bush for vacuum, how
to determine the right size and length of mainline
and laterals and the selection of the correct size vacuum pump to run
the whole system. The workshop is conducted as an open discussion and a
variety of suggestions for any given tubing situation will be
discussed.
The cost of the workshop will be $10 and includes all workshop materials. Pre-registration is required no later than Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, by calling the Extension office at (315) 963-7286 ext 200 or email
jjs69@cornell.edu
.
Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately with heavy shoes
and outerwear, as the entire workshop will be offered outdoors.
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