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Stolen tree tips challenge Christmas growers
NPR:
That wreath on your front door could contain stolen goods.
The tips of fir trees used to make wreaths are collected by “tippers” and attract high prices — as well as poachers, who cut limbs and even whole trees on private land.
The Christmas greens industry is estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars. But like other cottage industries, no one’s really counting. Anyone with a desire to make some money can take part — on or under the table. And that’s become a problem for some woodlot owners trying to protect their trees.
Michigan apple growers are trying to freeze time
AP:
This year’s Michigan apple crop is expected to be 10 times as plentiful as last year’s puny output.
While the big bounce-back is welcomed in the nation’s third-largest apple-producing state, the bounty presents its own challenges: How do growers, packers and processors maximize storage to avoid flooding stores with the fruit, thus crashing the market and lowering growers’ profits?
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