Washington, Aug. 12 -- Representative Jason Smith issued the following press release:
Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Meert Tree Farm in Jefferson County last week, touring the operation and meeting with the Meert family to discuss the challenges facing Missouri's specialty crop producers and multi-generational family farms.
Congressman Smith said, "The Meert family has spent more than 60 years building something special here. Every fall and winter, thousands of families make the trip out to start a holiday tradition, cutting their own Christmas tree down with a handsaw, and that's a testament to what the Meerts have built. I know firsthand what it means to fight to keep a family farm going - I bought my own grandparents' farm whi...