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Wisconsin Ginseng Commands Premium Price

by Glen Moberg, Wisconsin Public Radio
November 2, 2010

Buyers from China and Taiwan have traveled halfway across the world this week to one rural central Wisconsin county that is the center of a multimillion-dollar business in an ancient oriental herb. Wisconsin-grown ginseng is in high demand from people who have been growing and using the herb for 5,000 years.

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  • Morning Edition, November 2, 2010
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