# 2026-07828: Christmas Tree Growers Vote on Keeping National Promotion Program Alive

2026-07828, Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance Referendum, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service published 2026-04-22, effective 2026-05-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07828
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07828
- Title: Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance Referendum
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Citation: 91 FR 21396
- Published: 2026-04-22
- Effective: 2026-05-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Christmas Tree Growers Vote on Keeping National Promotion Program Alive

## Summary

Christmas tree growers and importers who handle 500 or more trees are voting on whether to keep the current rules for the National Christmas Tree research and promotion program. The vote happens by mail or online from May 22 to June 2, 2026. If they say yes, the program continues helping the industry with research and marketing funded by assessments on their sales.

## Abstract

This notice directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible producers and importers of Christmas trees to determine whether they favor continuance of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) regulations regarding the National Christmas tree research and promotion program.

## Effects PRIA read

- Who Can Vote and When: benefit, low. If you produced or imported 500 or more Christmas trees from September 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, you are eligible to vote in the continuance referendum. Voting is by mail or electronic ballot from May 22, 2026 through June 2, 2026; ballots must show proof of delivery by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Tim…
- Continuation Means Ongoing Assessments: cost, medium. If a majority of eligible producers and importers voting favor continuance, USDA will continue the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order, which supports industry research and marketing and is funded through assessments on producers/importers. The referendum vote runs May 22, 202…

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## Sources
- [2026-07828 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07828/christmas-tree-promotion-research-and-information-order-continuance-referendum)
- [2026-07828 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07828.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07828 (as of 2026-06-08).