Tree Supplies Are Good - But Holiday Depression Impacts Many

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Desire for a real Christmas tree remains strong! That's the word from Greg Hahn of Hahn's Christmas Trees in Oregon. He's a member of the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association and says the volume of trees available this year is great! He details more about the trees, the markets and what consumers should know, with Ben Jarboe.
Snow's on the way according to Stu Muck.
35 auctions to go this week! That's the last tally from Ashley Huhn of the Steffes Group. He says things will slow down a little the week of Christmas, but it's back at it for calendar year 2025. Pam Jahnke gets the details. Paid for by Steffes Group.
$10 billion in immediate funding has been included in a stop gap bill in Washington designed to keep the government operating. It's not what production agriculture wanted, but it's what they could secure according to House Speaker, Mike Johnson.
End of the year brings with it numbers and statistics. Financial performance, losses and transitions. Not all of those numbers are sad stories though. Stephanie Hoff visits with Brian Reisinger, a farm kid turned author who sees better stories out of some of those farms that no longer operate.

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