Max Armstrong talks about the importance of funding agricultural research and the many ways it should be supported. Max points to one area of research where there is little private research and that’s Christmas tree research. The research has focused on tree quality, economics of raising trees and ways to raise trees with less environmental impact.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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