A season of cooperative weather has meant a successful rice harvest for Yuba-Sutter farmers, at least so far. A dry spring allowed farmers to plant their crops early, and a dry, sunny fall has made ...

With its panicles -- or grain heads -- heavy with rice, the upright stems of the rice plant are particularly vulnerable to damage from winds and water the nearer they are to harvest. When crops are ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We have all heard about the high prices and low production during crawfish season. Well, now it’s time for rice harvest. When driving in Southwest Louisiana, it’s pretty ...

Jim Dixon, of St. Louis Park, left, watches Matt Hardy, of Big Lake, bag wild rice from the bottom of their canoe Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, at Green's Point on the Mississippi River. The ricers paddled ...