2017 Wisconsin wild rice harvest season outlook – Weekly News

Contact(s): Jason Fleener, DNR wetland habitat specialist, 608-266-7408

MADISON – Wild rice abundance reports across northern Wisconsin vary only slightly from 2016 for the 2017 ricing season. For the second year in a row, reports from the field note this year’s rice crop is well below average across the state, though a small handful of lakes contain harvestable rice beds….