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Minnesota features more acres of natural wild rice than any other state in the country and, in the 1950s, the University of Minnesota studied wild rice production on a small scale. By 1973, the University officially established a wild rice research program which helped lead to the growth of Minnesota’s commercial wild rice industry.
Force on Wild Rice was charged with reviewing scientific literature to identify information related to the impacts of sulfate or other sulfur compounds or habitat conditions on wild rice, and preparing comments that addressed environmental conditions that contribute to wild rice population declines. The proposed composition
1 sty 2021 · In the 1960’s, agronomists at the UMN—unaffiliated with this project—launched a wild rice breeding program that expanded to include genetic research and continues today (Kimball, 2020; Oelke et al., 1982).
8 kwi 2020 · On the eve of New Year 2019, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota adopted a Tribal ordinance recognising the rights of wild rice in the context of intense resistance to an oil pipeline replacement project in the Great Lakes region.
17 paź 2024 · Manoomin, also known as wild rice, holds immense cultural significance for Native Americans in Minnesota and the surrounding region. Chandra Colvin takes us to a festival that teaches people about the history and the different ways manoomin is harvested and prepared.
The Wild Rice Monitoring Handbook is a comprehensive reference for designing wild rice/manoomin surveys. The methods in the guide and handbook are intended to show respect for Native American and First Nation peoples' views of the sacred nature of manoomin.
The Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council is dedicated to the promotion of the cultivated wild rice industry through leadership, research, and education.
