WSHS Ag Students Begin Maple Syrup Project

  • Alexis Roesler places a tapping spile into the maple tree.
    Alexis Roesler places a tapping spile into the maple tree.
  • Teagan Scheel drills a hole for the spile.
    Teagan Scheel drills a hole for the spile.
  • WSHS Vo-Ag teacher Brady Duxbury explains the maple tree tapping process to WSHS ag students.
    WSHS Vo-Ag teacher Brady Duxbury explains the maple tree tapping process to WSHS ag students.
    Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) agriculture students took advantage of favorable weather conditions Monday, Feb. 9, to tap their first maple tree, marking the beginning of a new hands-on maple syrup project tied to the school’s expanding ag program.Under the direction of ag instructor Brady Duxbury, students tapped a silver maple near the Little League field in Wessington Springs...

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