MADISON, Wis. – They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross between a Virginia creeper and poison ...

The recent indictment of a Lamont man on five counts of illegal ginseng trafficking highlights the temptations posed by a wild-growing root that fetches $700 a pound on international markets. “The ...

KGC Ginseng Corp.'s Jung Kwan Jang is raising prices on key products. It is the first increase in three years since an average 6.6% hike in Aug. 2022. With manufacturing costs rising due to factors ...

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. — Two Asian buyers with screwdrivers pop lids off brown barrels brimming with valuable ginseng roots, and grower Joe Courchaine names his price: $44 a pound. One buyer frowns and ...

This provided photo shows a 93-year-old American ginseng root, according to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. Anson Tebbetts Vermont Agency of Agriculture A 93-year-old ginseng root found in the wild ...