Wisconsin Ag Connection - Christmas Tree Growers to Vote on Check-Off Program

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Christmas Tree Growers to Vote on Check-Off Program
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 05/08/2018

The USDA announced it is currently conducting a referendum for eligible producers and importers of Christmas trees to decide whether to continue the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Order.

As part of federal statute, the program will continue if its favored by a majority of producers during the referendum period. Growers must have produced, cut and sold more than 500 trees over the past year to participate in the vote.

Developed to strengthen the position of fresh cut Christmas trees in the marketplace, the check-off program assess 15-cents per tree sold in the U.S. for promotional and research purposes. The mail-in ballot surveys are due by May 31.

Wisconsin ranks fifth in the nation for the number of Christmas trees harvested, behind the states of Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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