Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers Association
Your regional chapter of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association
Membership benefits
OMSPA Benefits of Membership;
The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association’s (OMSPA) mission is to support the maple syrup production industry in Ontario and promote its long-term viability. The Lanark and District Maple Syrup Producers, a regional chapter of OMSPA, is dedicated to providing local members with an opportunity to participate in events and access information that will help us all improve your maple business. By working together, we can all benefit from improvements to all aspects of the maple syrup industry. As a member of the association you will have an opportunity to learn from your colleagues and to contribute to the continued success of this exciting industry. Specific benefits of membership include:
- Free subscription to the OMSPA newsletter: Ontario Maple Mainline.
- Opportunity to subscribe to the international maple publication: The Maple Digest.
- Opportunity to list your sugar camp in the OMSPA maple producers’ directory and the Lanark and District web based map of producers.
- When you join OMSPA, you will receive the Manual on Best Management Practices for Maple Syrup Production.
- Opportunity to purchase promotional materials through the OMSPA on-line promotion store.
- Opportunity to participate in various information exchanges such as the annual Information Days and Summer Tours, where the association offers educational programs, an opportunity to meet and discuss technical issues with equipment suppliers, and an opportunity to meet and socialize with other maple producers.
- Representation through OMSPA and the Lanark and District local at many promotional events sponsored by various provincial and regional agencies.
In addition, as a member based association, we:
- Distribute technical information of benefit to our members that will help you maintain and improve production processes, quality control, and improve your marketing efforts,
- Provide a network of producers who are willing to assist you with any specific problems as needed, and,
- Will act as your representative to both provincial and federal governments on specific issues that may affect all maple producers.
If you have any questions on the benefits of membership, please fell free to contact any of your fellow producers who sit on the Board of Directors for the Lanark and District Maple Syrup Producers otherwise send in your application to join today.