I was going to a bid the other day and I happened by this operation and I had my camera. This goes on quite a bit around here as the almond orchard last 25 years or so and they have to remove the trees and redevelop the property for another orchard or whatever. The chips are hauled to a co-generation plant to generate electricity. As I understand it the operator charges the farmer $250/acre and gets paid for the chips although I don't know how much. Three dollar and fifty cent diesel has to be hitting this guy pretty hard.
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