<p dir="ltr">On an open forum all I am willing to say is that I am not amused and this story could have been more accurate and hopeful. We do need to brainstorm on strategies to reduce poaching to conserve wild populations and encourage more wild simulated production. I have some ideas, that are built on consumer demand and pressure.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist<br>
Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University<br>
website: <a href="http://ncherb.org">ncherb.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">I could not agree with you more that the information
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MPWG [mailto:<a href="mailto:mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:02 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [MPWG] ginseng in the news<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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I'm amused to see Robert Eidus as the spokesperson for the survivability of Ginseng. It will be gone in 10-20 years? That's idiotic.
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I'm sure Mr. Eidus didn't mean what he was cast as saying on the clip, but it's still incorrect information.
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I'm very disappointed to see UPS trumpeting this incorrect and sensationalized clip.
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<a href="http://www.unitedplantsavers.org" target="_blank">www.unitedplantsavers.org</a> for links to several recent news articles and ginseng recently published research.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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