Source: Bryan Mins, WRAL, 4/20/21

 North Carolina's piney landscape is fertile ground for what many call "brown gold." Pine straw is big business across the Southeast and rakes in about $200 million every year. It's even a crime in North Carolina state to steal straw. Terry Bryant is a man of good timber. "We're in great demand," explained Bryant. "It is a good business to be in at the moment."

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