president and owner of Heil Ginseng. 80-90% of Heil’s product goes to China. Heil says he noticed things getting a little more costly near the time of COVID. “It got bumped up into the -- it ...

The end result: Many farmers aren’t raking in obscene profits, but the price increase has helped prevent financial disasters on many farms, said Joe Heil, president of the Ginseng Board of ...

Now farmers there are hoping to reclaim the glory days of ginseng. Brian Bull reports. BRIAN BULL: In a small shop in Los Angeles’ China Town, Joe Heil strides past several barrels of ginseng up ...

Joe Heil holds ginseng product in a warehouse of his ginseng farm in Wausau, Wisconsin, the United States, July 25, 2018. Joe Heil has grown ginseng for more than 20 years. His Wisconsin-based farm ...

If you don't want it, someone else will,' " said Joe Heil, who grows 80 acres of ginseng near Edgar and is president of the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. Buying and selling is an elaborate dance ...

Ginseng capsules and tea from Heil Ginseng: Ginseng enthusiasts claim that ginseng can help to boost energy and help your immune system, and Heil Ginseng is a great place to get high quality ...

In more than three decades of combing the woods of Schuylkill County, Dennis “Pap” Knauss has yet to see a wild ginseng plant. “In all my years on the trail, I’ve never seen wild ginseng ...

Joe Heil has grown ginseng for more than 20 years. His Wisconsin-based farm with 50-acre ginseng was lucrative. Recently, however, the fear of loss looms large in his mind. As the U.S.-ignited trade ...