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WASHINGTON — Some domestic Christmas-tree producers are hoping to emulate the nation’s dairy, beef and cotton farmers, who tax themselves to pay for common ads. But first, they must rally support for an idea some oppose on principle.
On Monday, the Agriculture Department began public consideration of the proposed Christmas-tree promotion program. If approved, the program would raise $2 million a year for ads meant to offset the increasingly competitive artificial-tree industry.
