WXPR | By John Burton, The DNR reports a below average wild rice harvest in northern Wisconsin so far this year. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced
As the Aug. 15 wild rice season opening date approaches, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds harvesters that rice stands must be ripe before they can be legally
Weedy rice is an agricultural pest with a global economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outcompetes cultivated rice and causes billions of dollars in yield losses
Manoomin, a crop vital to the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Midwest, has been threatened in recent years. But careful stewardship is helping to bring it back. Manoomin, the
Maybe the best thing about harvesting wild rice, other than a taste that seems to reflect our natural world, is the setting where this delicacy is gathered. Sunset on this early
Known for its luxurious nutty flavor and chewy texture, wild rice isn’t really rice at all. Instead, it’s a long-grain marsh grass native to the northern Great Lakes
Canada geese are gorging themselves on the once-polluted river’s environmental success story. Wild Rice Monitor Katie Marsaa gently paddled towards a flock of geese to