DROUGHT CONDITIONS persist across much of the state, but local Christmas tree farm owners say that despite losing some of their young, newly planted trees to the elements, they’ve got plenty of big ...

Christmas Ranch Tree Farm also sells wreaths, graveside blankets and tabletop trees. The products take months to prepare before they are marked for sale in November. Hundreds of families come to ...

Christmas trees are grown as a farm crop. It takes several growing seasons before a Christmas tree is ready to harvest.

What's the first thing you do when you bring your Christmas tree home from the farm? Trim the trunk and lower branches? Put it in a stand and give it a good drink of water? Sure—but don't forget to ...

Kate Lewton is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. BURLINGTON — Christmas trees are a staple in many ...

With Thanksgiving now past, many families across the country are ready for the annual tradition of putting up the Christmas tree. For those who opt for a real tree, the first mark of the holiday ...

Retirement can be approached in many ways. It can be a time to rest and enjoy free time, or to continue actively contributing ...

Since 2012, hundreds of Christmas tree farms across the country have closed. I drove to Indiana, where the problem is especially pronounced, to ask farmers what’s going wrong. Many tree farmers are ...

As Bob Schrader approached retirement, he wasn't planning to take it easy. For 37 years, Schrader worked as the assistant director of the center for agriculture at UMass Cooperative Extension, part of ...

Larry Goebel is looking at his phone as the rain pummels his family farm stand — Goebel Farms in Armstrong Township. “The ...