He planted half of the fifty acres he farms into chestnut groves, "It's a tough go with corn and soybeans. Everyone knows it's a tough go with corn and soybeans. So, I found this niche, I think it's going to work and it adds diversity to the landscape. It's got corn and soybeans everywhere and that's all good, but just some diversity to the landscape and help air and water quality and make habitat for wildlife and pollinators.

Stolee says like most agriculture operations, nature can throw a wrench in plans. This dry summer was not ideal for the 600 new trees he put in the ground.

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