{"id":7220,"date":"2016-09-08T18:39:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T18:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:05:15","slug":"new-publication-costs-and-returns-of-producing-wild-simulated-ginseng-in-established-tree-plantations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-costs-and-returns-of-producing-wild-simulated-ginseng-in-established-tree-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: Costs and Returns of Producing Wild-Simulated Ginseng in Established Tree Plantations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ginseng-Pub-Picture.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Ginseng Pub Picture\" data-rl_caption=\"Ginseng Pub Picture\" title=\"Ginseng Pub Picture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7222 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ginseng-Pub-Picture.png\" alt=\"Ginseng Pub Picture\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ginseng-Pub-Picture.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ginseng-Pub-Picture-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ginseng-Pub-Picture-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Forest farming in North America is becoming a popular practice that provides short-term income for owners of new forest plantations while their trees reach maturity. This income diversification is particularly relevant for many of the Indiana hardwood plantations planted in the last decade, but will not fulfill their economic potential until 60\u201370 years from establishment. This free download publication titled <a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-530-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costs and Returns of Producing Wild-Simulated Ginseng in Established Tree Plantations<\/a>, FNR-530-W,\u00a0is the second in a two-part series aimed at analyzing economic opportunities in forest farming for Indiana forest plantation owners. The first study explores growing hops along the tree line of newly established forest stands, while this second study investigates producing American ginseng in older (20- to 30-year-old) forest plantations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-530-W\">Costs and Returns of Producing Wild-Simulated Ginseng in Established Tree Plantations<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=NCR-202-W\">Energy Requirements for Various Tillage-Planting Systems<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-32-W\">Home Gardner&#8217;s Guide<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-36.html\">Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p>Kim Ha, Research Assistant<br \/>\nPurdue Agricultural Economics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forest farming in North America is becoming a popular practice that provides short-term income for owners of new forest plantations while their trees reach maturity. This income diversification is particularly relevant for many of the Indiana hardwood plantations planted in the last decade, but will not fulfill their economic potential until 60\u201370 years from establishment. 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