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One Christmas tree grower in Virginia is urging more farmers, especially new farmers, to get into the Christmas tree business. (Gary Crawford and farmer, Jim Gehlsen)

If you are sending or receiving holiday cards this season, you are part of a 180 year tradition---a tradition even if the card is sent electronically. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Are there some lawn and garden fanatics on your gift list? Here are some good gift ideas for those folks. (Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University Extension Land and Garden Expert)

USDA has many options for farm borrowers who having trouble making their loan payments. (Gary Crawford. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

USDA is joining forces with the Environmental Protection Agency to address issues associated with rural septic systems and other individual decentralized wastewater units. (Rod Bain and Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke)

Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke goes over the history of memorandum of understanding addressing issues with decentralized wastewater systems, and USDA’s recent joining of such to assist with issues regarding rural septic systems.

Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke explains decentralized wastewater systems and their importance in rural areas.

How much income did family farms bring in in 2022, per USDA's latest "America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance" report? (Rod Bain and Katherine Lacy of the Economic Research Service)

A breakdown of size of farms with what commodities they produced is among the topics in USDA's latest edition of its "America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance" report. (Rod Bain and economic researcher Katherine Lacy)

A look ahead to what 2024 may bring for the dairy industry. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)