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Bill Luton of Cumberland Nursery
McMinnville residents like to think of their Cumberland Plateau town as the nursery capital of the world. It’s safe to say it’s the industry’s center in Tennessee where the so-called ‘green industry’ makes nearly a 4-billion dollar impact annually. It ranks third in agriculture revenue, behind cattle and poultry. But this year, business is bad. Extreme weather conditions have left many nurserymen looking to cash in on crop insurance. They’re realizing that, unlike row-crop farmers, the federal program leaves tree farms in the lurch. WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports.
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