Rice is one of the first domesticated crops (approximately 10,000 years ago). The artificial selection farmers have made for nutrition and other traits that maximize profit have reduced its ...

Weedy rice, which differs genetically from wild and crop rice, is adapted for undercover life in agricultural fields. Apr 3, 2017. Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy imposters.

In the Midwest, a sacred wild rice plant has slowly vanished. University scientists and indigenous resource managers have combined their expertise to try to save it.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since ...

Flooding largely wiped out the wild rice crop in 2022. “We need a break,” said Chris Holm, ecological resources director for the Bois Forte Band. Historic flooding hit the Rainy River Basin in ...

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. has provided insurance on wild rice crops since 2006, and claims are triggered when a region reports production below historical averages, the province said ...

Michigan is home to a surprising array of crops, including wild rice, mint, asparagus and sugar. Here are 10 things that grow in the state.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since ...

An unidentified pest has devastated this year's wild rice harvest in northern Saskatchewan, throwing some harvesters into financial crisis, and prompting concerns for the future of the crop and ...