Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Adapt to Record Warm Winter, Uncertainty as Climate Changes

The art of maple syrup production flows through generations of Dan Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the family farm in rural Iowa in the late 1880s and cleared the land for strawberries, clay and whiskey production. Eventually, he transitioned to making maple syrup to add to his whiskey. That started a 140-year-old tradition that … Continue reading Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Adapt to Record Warm Winter, Uncertainty as Climate Changes