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You\u2019ll grow better velvet and venison if you have them in place,\u201d he says.\nPeter and wife Dianne have planted all the trees on Maple Valley, a 231ha farm at the top of Glenure hill, midway between Dipton and Balfour.\u00a0The planting along with drainage and riparian fencing has cost about one million dollars.\n\u201cOn average we\u2019re spending about $25,000 a year. 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