Low temps make for challenging NH maple season

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) - The up-and-down temperatures have made for a challenging maple syrup season so far for some New Hampshire farmers.

Below-freezing temperatures have stalled the sap flow.

Robyn Pearl of the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association tells the Eagle Tribune (https://bit.ly/1gsDnJy) that a good season depends on a combination of warm days and cold nights. She said the season has gotten off to a slow start.

She said the state produced about 100,000 gallons of syrup last year, slightly above average. The best year was in 125,000 gallons in 2011, a record.

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Information from: Eagle Tribune (North Andover, Mass.), https://www.eagletribune.com