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While the shortages of electronics, toys, and other holiday gifts have captured shoppers’ attention, even Christmas trees aren’t safe from this year’s shortages...or are they?

While the shortages of electronics, toys, and other holiday gifts have captured shoppers’ attention, even Christmas trees aren’t safe from this year’s shortages...or are they?

While the shortages of electronics, toys, and other holiday gifts have captured shoppers’ attention, even Christmas trees aren’t safe from this year’s shortages...or are they?

Since this article will appear on Christmas Day I thought it would be important to talk about our agricultural connections at this time of year. What are our connections to agriculture at Christmas? How many can you name? Remember that the reason for Christmas. Jesus Christ was born in a barn and laid in a manger on hay or straw, surrounded by farm animals. He was wrapped in swaddling cloths made from an agricultural product, probably linen or cotton. One of the first things I think of as a sym...

So my weekend breakfast group was discussing Christmas being here already and the discussion turned to Christmas trees. To go real or artificial? Most thought a real tree was better, but an artificial tree was more practical and safer. Then someone mentioned, "have you heard about the new inverted Christmas trees"? We all looked at him and said what is an inverted Christmas tree?  He said it is an upside down tree with the tip of the tree planted into a holder on the floor. So instead of an "A...