Syrup producers summit on tap for March 10

Syrup producers summit on tap for March 10

The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University will highlight the region’s growing syrup industry and explore ways to capitalize on the potential to expand and diversify production March 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during TAP, the Appalachian Syrup Producers...
RCBI infuses syrup making with innovation

RCBI infuses syrup making with innovation

Making maple syrup used to be fairly common in West Virginia, something a great many farmers produced to help them make sweetener to use throughout the year. Then, as more people began buying sugar and other syrups at the store, the practice faded. Today, technology...