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WHITESBERG, Ky. All around the state, farmers are working to encourage Kentuckians to help increase maple syrup production in the Commonwealth. In Eastern Kentucky, Seth Long works with his wife to run Southdown Farm, and he said maple syrup production has become one of their passions.
“Now the question everybody asks, does it hurt the tree? Well as the maple farmer, I don t want to hurt the tree. That s a long term investment for that little nine inch tree there s probably about 35 years old or so, so you know I don t want to kill my trees,” Long said.
Long and his wife started producing maple syrup a few years ago, starting with just a water jug.