There was an interesting article a while back about how pine tree farmers have moved away from cutting cutting timber and are instead selling pinestraw for land

There was an interesting article a while back about how pine tree farmers have moved away from cutting cutting timber and are instead selling pinestraw for landscaping because it's more lucrative. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/31/pine-needle-mulch-north-carolina/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/31/pine-need...