![Wayne Parry Judith Vogel, director of Stockton University's Maple Project, tastes sap from a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/593297d7dc604ab1b4d93e23343b10ca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Judith Vogel, director of Stockton University's Maple Project, tastes sap from a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, speaks near the cooker at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c63b860c68e24d06a99894891ba264fa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, speaks near the cooker at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Maple syrup bubbles in a cooker on Stockton University's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c3c1dadd6074e0a8eb5f1c01f1a0242/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Maple syrup bubbles in a cooker on Stockton University's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry A bucket of sap bubbles as it is collected at Stockton University's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/798ad8c86a934c898acfcea50ad9e285/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A bucket of sap bubbles as it is collected at Stockton University's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Judith Vogel, left, and Ryan Hegarty, right, discuss maple syrup produced by Stockton University's Maple Project in Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/578b7bce82a743f0878a0ff648a683ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Judith Vogel, left, and Ryan Hegarty, right, discuss maple syrup produced by Stockton University's Maple Project in Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, toiches a tap he just placed into a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc7b14bc02974d45b80769120af5907f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, toiches a tap he just placed into a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, prepares a tap for a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f384f4aebb0e4b49a9fdc372ed91179d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project, prepares a tap for a red maple tree at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry A bottle of maple syrup produced by Stockton University's Maple Project sits an an outdoor table at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bed5eb5731934493ac2872cd1ca5a6e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A bottle of maple syrup produced by Stockton University's Maple Project sits an an outdoor table at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Steam rises from maple syrup in a cooker at Stockton University's Galloway N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to explore whether it is feasible to establish a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in Vermont. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6683479ca5a47958966117c1ce9c730/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Steam rises from maple syrup in a cooker at Stockton University's Galloway N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to explore whether it is feasible to establish a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in Vermont. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Judity Vogel, director of Stockton University's Maple Project, speaks in a maple grove at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ef890996e57c4eeabd9c96f471f5e66e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Judity Vogel, director of Stockton University's Maple Project, speaks in a maple grove at the university's Galloway, N.J. campus on Feb. 21, 2024. The university is using a federal grant to examine the feasibility of establishing a maple syrup industry in southern New Jersey, where the predominant maple trees yield half as much sugar as those in New England, which produces most of the nation's syrup. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)