Christmas

The Christmas tree industry wants Americans to know there will be enough trees available to meet the demand for real Christmas trees.  Marsha Gray, executive director of the Real Christmas Tree Board, said,” The industry met the demand in 2021 and will do so again this year.  This is a yea...

If you are out hunting for a real Christmas tree this year experts say with tight supplies of available trees, the sooner you do your tree hunting the better.  But it does look like everybody who wants a real tree will be able to have one but finding one a few days before Christmas might be challenging.  Now whe...

Christmas tree growers of today are worried that as they retire, there are no younger growers lined up to take over. Gary Crawford has more. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

If you're planning on buying a real Christmas tree this year, you should probably plan to pay a little more for that tree.  Tim O'Connor helps run the National Christmas Tree Association.  He said prices are going to be higher for a variety of reasons: 1.) because ...

Now that the holidays are here, the AARP is reminding rural residents to shop safely online and watch for charity scams. Thanks in part to the worldwide supply chain delays the holiday shopping season has started earlier than normal, with shoppers trying to scoop up top gift items before they disappear ...

With the holidays getting underway next month, the word from Christmas tree growers is that there should be enough real Christmas trees for everybody who wants one. But, Chal Landgren, Oregon State University Christmas tree expert, says there probably won’t be a surplus this year, at least in the Pacific Northwest. He ...

The coronavirus pandemic can’t stop Stemilt and Hansen Fruit from spreading cheer this holiday season. For the eighth year, the two fruit companies played Santa and granted holiday wishes to 177 children in foster care and low income housing in the Wenatchee and Yakima areas. I ...

During the summer the National Christmas Tree Association sent guidelines out to tree lots and farms on how they should operate during the pandemic. And for the most part, "the industry did take those best practice recommendations and put them in place," said Tim O'Connor who helps run the National Christmas Tree Association ...

The Washington Beef Community is in the central part of the state this week, distributing 2 ½ pound roast to families in need. Melissa DelGadillo, PR Manager at Agribeef said the need is incredible right now, with one in four people facing food insecurity during the pandemic. She ...

The Christmas tree, more specifically, the Christmas tree industry has changed and evolved considerably over the past four decades.  In the middle of that evolution is Washington State University’s Gary Chastagner, also known as Dr. Christmas...