Ontario maple syrup producers are concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future as winter temperatures become increasingly unpredictable.
Maple syrup producers in southern Ontario tapped trees for sap in early February, significantly earlier than when tapping season has historically begun, but another cold spell last week put a pause on the early start.
Maple syrup producer Paul Renaud says climate change is having a substantial effect on the industry and extreme weather events like windstorms can have devastating consequences on maple trees, which can take more than 40 years to grow back.
Renaud has been working with the producers' association to get others to switch to carbon-neutral practices, such as making their sap evaporators more efficient.
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