As Bob Schrader approached retirement, he wasn't planning to take it easy. For 37 years, Schrader worked as the assistant director of the center for agriculture at UMass Cooperative Extension, part of ...

The family that runs Grandpa’s Farm in Loudon, N.H., was busy this week making final preparations for a crush of winter holiday enthusiasts. “We’re working feverishly,” owner Rodney W. Phillips said ...

The Christmas tree industry just can’t catch a break. The industry — a collection of tree farmers and sellers across the country — has only just emerged from supply shortages dating to the 2008 ...