Hotter winters, darker syrup: Maple farmers fear climate change will upend New York’s industry

Hotter winters, darker syrup: Maple farmers fear climate change will upend New York’s industry

Farmer Dana Putnam tries to tap a maple tree for sap, but is unsuccessful. His trees are producing less sap as the climate changes.

Emma Newburger | CNBC

ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Dana Putnam drilled into a maple tree, added a plastic tube and waited for the sap to flow.

Nothing happened.

It’s the end of winter — prime tree-tapping time for New York maple farmers. But for Putnam, a…

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