Wild Rice Culitvation
Approximately 99 percent of the cultivated wild rice grown in the U.S. is produced in California and Minnesota. The remainder is produced in Idaho, Wisconsin, and Oregon. Minnesota’s cultivated wild rice is produced primarily on the north-central peatlands. California’s wild rice acreage is divided among three distinct climatic regions, the riceproducing areas in the Sacramento Valley, areas surrounding Clear Lake in Lake County, and the mountain valleys in northeastern California.
Wild rice is adapted to cool climates. It yields poorly in the southern United States, where extreme heat and shorter summer-time day lengths accelerate plant development and maturation, lessening seed production. In addition, the high humidity in the South favors the develop of leaf diseases, such as brown spot.
Virtually all wild rice is grown in flooded fields. The soil needs to be saturated from the time the seeds germinate in the spring until 2-3 weeks before harvest. The water depth during the first 8-10 weeks after germination needs to be held at a constant level to assure vigorous plant growth. Variable water depths during this period may uproot young plants or result in weak stems and will greatly affect the success of wild rice cultivation.
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The 2008 harvest was a much lower yield than previous years, and it is all gone now.
The 2009 harvest should begin in September. Please email us for more information.
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