News & Updates

IGI Newsletter

Fall 2022

• MTSU presents American ginseng’s story on the national mall in American’s capital
• SeedBroadcast interviews IGI member about ginseng
• Ginseng Board of Wisconsin hosts IGI member at Wisconsin Ginseng Field Day
• NPR hosts IGI member to tell ginseng story
• Boring Ginseng Roots and Herbs invites IGI to address growers meeting
• Collaborations and research update
• Interns in the lab: Where are they now?
• Fall growers workshop
• Ginseng in media

Newsletter Archive

Spring 2022

• Has your ginseng emerged?
• Ginseng in the amazing microworld
• IGI outreach
• Ongoing research

Fall 2021

• High temperatures negatively impact ginseng
• USDA-NIFA grant funding obtained
• Hiking through the forest yields wild ginseng
• A visit to the nation’s largest ginseng producer
• Mother, triplets persist in their search

Spring 2021

• Spring plant scouting: What to look for and how to make a slug trap
• What’s going on at our wild-simulated ginseng plots
  • Seeds and seedlings in the spring
  • IGI receives weather station for American ginseng experimental plots
• IGI in the news
• A 52-year-old gift
• Meet an impressive family working with American ginseng
• See which county in Tennessee harvests the most ginseng
• A call for diseased ginseng plants

Fall 2020

• Free American ginseng seeds available, ready to be planted this fall
• MTSU helps ginseng experts map strategies for plant research, production
• MTSU study explores Tennessee’s international ginseng trade
• MTSU researchers present ginseng research at state and national conferences
• Ginseng harvesting trends in Appalachia
• American ginseng in the media
• A new book about American ginseng by Dr. James McGraw

Fall 2019

• New Tissue Laboratory
• New Raised Beds
• Cover Story for Chemistry & Biodiversity
• Presentation at the College of Business
• Smithsonian 2020 Folklore Festival
• New Legislative Benefits

Spring 2019

• North Carolina Ginseng Association Conference
• New Legislative Benefits
• New Staff
• Upcoming Event: Presentation at the College of Business

IGI In the News

• MTSU students provide research, develop interests in ginseng at workshop – November 20, 2021
• $747K MTSU-led ginseng research alliance funding features major USDA grant – October 14, 2021
• Tennessee’s rural communities need support with environmental development | Opinion – October 12, 2021
• 14-Year-Old Tenn. Triplets Are on Pre-Med Track at Same College Where Their Mom Studies Biology – April 13, 2021
• Teen prodigies pursue pre-med pathway as thriving MTSU dual enrollment students – March 30, 2021
• In Appalachia, a Plan to Save Wild Ginseng – November 4, 2020
• BERC study explores dynamics of Tennessee’s international ginseng trade – June 10, 2020
• Demand for ginseng is creating a ‘wild west’ in Appalachia – January 9, 2020
• MTSU helps ginseng experts map future strategies for plant research, production – November 2, 2019
• New MTSU economic institute director discusses tariffs’ impact on ginseng growers – August 24, 2018
• Wild American Ginseng and the Chinese Doctor – July 27, 2018
• MTSU in China: Agreement signed to launch joint International Ginseng Institute – May 20, 2018
• 60-plus enthusiasts gather at MTSU to discuss ginseng’s future – May 4, 2018
• MTSU research to increase Tennessee farm profit with USDA’s $148K ‘green gold’ ginseng grant – December 18, 2017