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Friday, 26 April 2024

New Jersey Soon Could Jump Into Maple Syrup Business

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New Jersey Soon Could Jump Into Maple Syrup Business
New Jersey Soon Could Jump Into Maple Syrup Business
Cleve Bryan reports.

IT IS AND WHY NO ONE HAS PUTIT OUT YET ALL NEW AT 5:00,BACK TO YOU.WELL, MOVE OVER VERMONT,NEW JERSEY COULD SOON GET INTOTHE MAPEL SYRUP BUSINESS.SEARCH IS ON FOR HOME OWNHOURS WANT TO PRE DUES THEIROWN FROM THEIR OWN TREES.CLEVE BRYAN IS LIVE AT CAMPUSOF STOCKTON UNIVERSITY WITHMORE ON THIS VERY INTERESTINGINITIATIVE, CLEVE.THEY CALLED STOCKTON THECOLLEGE AND PINES BUT THERE ISALSO RED MAPEL TREES ALLAROUND HERE AND NEW PROGRAM ISLITERALLY TAPPING INTO THEIRPOTENTIAL FOR MAKING MAPELSYRUP.NOW RED MAPLES ARE NOT IDEALFOR MAPEL SYRUP THAT IS SUGARTREES THAT ARE UP IN NEWENGLAND AND CANADA BUT REDMAPLES ARE ABUNDANT IN SOUTHJERSEY AND THEY ARE CAPABLE OFMAKING SWEET SAP.NEW INITIATIVE IS STUDYINGFEASIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT OF CREATING A RED MAPELSYRUP INDUSTRY.THEY ARE TAPPING TREASONCAMPUS RIGHT NEW TRYING TO GETPRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN THE AREATO WORK WITH THEM TAPPINGTHEIR OWN TREES.IF ALL THIS WORKS OUT IT COULDPROVIDE A NEW SOURCE OFREVENUE AND PREVENTDEFORESTATION.WE'RE REALLY TRYING TOCONVINCE THE COMMUNITY AROUNDSTOCKTON AND IN NEW JERSEY ANDSURROUNDING AREAS THIS IS ANOSTY THAT THEY CAN EXPLOITWITHOUT HARMING THE FORESTULTIMATELY AND IN OURENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMWE ARE FOCUSING ONSUSTAINABILITY AND IDEA TOMAKE SURE PEOPLE USE FOREST INA SUSTAINABLE WAY AND THATMEANS DO NOT CUT THEM DOWN.REPORTER: COMING UP LATERON "EYEWITNESS NEWS", WE WILLSHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO SETUP ONE OF THESE TAPS IN YOUROWN YARD AND TELL YOU HOW YOUCAN IDENTIFY THE MAPEL TREES.

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