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December 22, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
'Tis the Season to Bust the Biggest Christmas Tree Myths
 
From popular songs such as “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” to ‘O Christmas Tree,’ the Christmas tree is the centerpiece of many celebrations this time of year. Counter to the reports of a Christmas tree shortage, the Real Christmas Tree Board, which is the checkoff for Christmas tree farmers, says growers across the country have been able to meet the increasing demand.
 
 

For years, Brian Scott tried to grow corn and soybeans on a rented farm that featured nine acres of sandy soils fit for a Florida beach. In 2017, he bought the farm, and in 2021, he seeded the sandy patch to a prescribed pollinator mix and enrolled it in CRP. “We figure by the third year, we’ll make a little money,” he says. “If nothing else, we're reducing fertilizer, energy and pesticide costs.”

 
 

In your will or trust documents, you name a power of appointment. This means you grant power to an individual to name recipients of all or a portion of your money and property in the future.

 
 

Of all the challenges coming at the U.S. pork industry in the year ahead, economists agree it likely won’t be the price of pigs. Here's what four industry experts have to say about the 2023 pork outlook.

 
 

Meteorologist Courtney Jorgensen has the latest as a massive winter storm pushes across the country.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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