Introduction to Maple Standards
Lewis Center
July 8, 2026
Registration Cost includes a Grading Kit and Hydrometer
2026 Ohio Maple Crop Report
Association News
2025 North American Maple Syrup Conference Contest
- Bonhomie Acres (Dan and Kelly Brown) - 1st in Dark-Robust and International Best of Show and 3rd in Maple Sugar
- Gingrich Brothers (Aggie Sojka Sperry) - 1st in Amber-Rich and 1st in Very Dark - Strong
- Double G Maple (Gay and Galen Smith) - 2nd in Maple Sugar
2025 OMPA Awards:
John Berry Memorial Syrup Contest
Golden Delicate:
- no entries qualified
Amber Rich:
- Rachel Mazur - Sweet Life Maple
- Mark & Jennifer Johnston - Dunlap Ridge Maple
- Dave & Christina Remy - Maple Valley Sugarhouse
Dark Robust:
- Aggie Sojka Sperry - Gingerich Brothers
- Dan & Kelly Brown - Bonhomie Acres
- Gay & Galen Smith - Doble G Maple
Very Dark Strong:
- Aggie Sojka Sperry - Gingerich Brothers
- Rick Bale - Bale Kenyon Farms
- Gay & Galen Smith - Double G Maple
Maple Candy:
- Aggie Sojka Sperry - Gingerich Brothers
- Nathan Goodell - Goodell Family Farm
Maple Sugar:
- Nathan Goodell - Goodell Family Farm
- Aggie Sojka Sperry - Gingerich Brothers
Dick Schoor Award (New/Small Producer Syrup Award -Less than 200
taps)
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Rick Bale - Bale Kenyon Farms
Hilton Farly Award – Maple Producer Award
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Aggie Sojka Sperry - Gingerich Brothers
Events
OMPA Director Meetings: 4:00PM at CFAES Wooster Administration Building Room 126; 1617 Payne Dr.
Wooster, OH, 44691
January 21, 2026
April 15, 2026
July 15, 2026
September 16, 2026
Ohio Maple Madness Driving
Trail
March 7-8 & 14-15, 2026
Details
Introduction to Maple
Standards
April 13, 2026
Pandora, OH
May 27, 2026
Mason, OH
July 8, 2026
Lewis Center
Geauga County Maple
Festival
April 23-26, 2026
Details
Introduction to Maple
Standards
May 27, 2026
Mason, OH
Registration