Alabama Agriculture Project Brings Christmas Trees and Holiday Joy to Marines in North Carolina
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has announced a heartwarming outcome from one of its efforts to strengthen and modernize Christmas tree production across the state. A research project conducted in partnership with Auburn University has resulted in the donation of more than 200 Christmas trees to military families stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina.
The project was part of a large fertilizer trial conducted at Auburn University’s Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center in Fairhope, Alabama. The research was funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program, which is administered in Alabama by the Department of Agriculture and Industries. The goal of the project was to support Alabama Christmas tree growers by improving production practices and increasing long-term sustainability across the industry…