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Once maple trees begin to bud, sap collection stops because hormones produced in the trees spoil its taste.

Temperatures in Wisconsin had already hit the high 60s when Gretchen Grape and her family began tapping their 850 maple trees.

While the record warm temperatures help hold down our heating bills, the warmth is hurting one of Wisconsin's chief agricultural products: maple syrup.