Farm owner Jay Weir operates an excavator mounted with an arm to grab trees and move them from piles and onto a flatbed truck for distribution, at Weir Farm in Colebrook, New Hampshire on November 20, 2024. The farm, just under 900 acres, produces 15,000 to 20,000 trees annually for harvesting and distribution to Christmas tree lots around New England. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)