Effort Underway To See If New Jersey Can Imitate Vermont's Maple Syrup Success

Cleve Bryan reports.

FOLLOWS A PREVIOUS ONE IN 2017THAT FIRST INTRODUCED THEWHOLE FAMILY APPROACH.WELL, STATE OF VERMONT ISMEN FOR MAPEL SYRUP, AND NEWIS THERE AN EFFORT TO SEE IFTHERE IS NEW JERSEY THAT CANIMITATE THE SWEET SUCCESS.CLEVE BRYAN'S LIVE ATSTOCKTON UNIVERSITY TOEXPLAIN, HI THERE CLEVE.NEW JERSEY HAS HAD A GREATDEVELOPMENT IN THE WINEINDUSTRY IN RECENT YEARS, NOWIT IS TRYING TO TAP IN A NEWAGRICULTURAL BUSINESS THEY ARECHECKING OUT THE SAPPRODUCTION TO FIND OUT IF WECOULD HAVE A MAPEL SYRUPINDUSTRY HERE.TAKING THE POWER TOOL TO ATREE IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WOULDYOU EXPECT TO SEE ANENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEPROFESSOR DOING ON A COLLEGECAMPUS BUT THESE LITTLE KNICKSCOULD SAVE ACRES OF WOODS ASSTOCKTON UNIVERSITY TRIES TOTAP INTO THE POTENTIAL OF ANEW MAPEL SYRUP INDUSTRY INNEW JERSEY.WE ARE TRYING TO CONVINCETHE COMMUNITY, AROUND STOCKTONAND IN NEW JERSEY, ANDSURROUNDING AREAS THAT THIS ISA COMMODITY THAT THEY CANEXPLOIT WITHOUT HARMING THEFOREST.REPORTER: SUGAR MAIN ELSEMOST EFFICIENT FOR MAKINGSYRUP GROW IN NEW ENGLAND ANDCANADA WHICH IS WHY THEY HAVECORNERED THE MARKET FOR SOLONG BUT THEY ARE ABUNDANT INNEW JERSEY ARE ALSO CAPABLEPRODUCERS OF SWEET SAP.THEY WILL BE DARK AND COLORWHEN THEY ARE FALLING ON THEFLOOR AND WE HAVE CHARADEDEDGES ON THE SIDE.REPORTER: WITH WINTER TOEARNING TO SPRING ANDPRODUCTION TURNING INTO PEAKSEASON THEY ARE TAPPING THETREES.IT TAKES TWO MINUTES TO DO ANDJUST REQUIRES A COUPLE DOLLARTAP, SOME PLASTIC TUBING AND ABUCKET.RESEARCHERS WANT TO LEARN HOWMUCH SAP RED MAPEL PRE DUESAND TAPPING THEM WILL IMPACTTHE TREES.HOW TAPPING TREES MIGHTCHANGE THE TREE ITSELF, HOW ITWILL CHANGE WILD LIFE.REPORTER: RED MAPEL PROJECTGOES WELL STOCKTON STUDENTSAND STAFF COULD TAP INTO A NEWSOURCE OF REVENUES AND MEANSTO PREVENT DEFOREST STATION INNEW JERSEY THIS SORT OF THEPROJECT IS REALLY INTERESTING,BEING ABLE TO GET HANDS ONEXPERIENCE IN THIS CUTTINGEDGE TECHNOLOGY IS GREATADVANTAGE FOR THE STUDENTS.REPORTER: SO WHETHER YOUHAVE A SINGLE MAPEL TREE INYOUR YARD OR OWN A LOT OF LANDWITH LOTS OF TREES STOCKTONUNIVERSITY WILL WORK WITH YOU,AND SETTING UP YOUR OWNTAPPING PROJECT.WE ARE LIVE AT STOCKTONUNIVERSITY CLEVE BRYAN FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST.FIVE TIMES FAST.THANKS, CLEVE.HERE FOR CERTAIN.