Wild rice harvest season outlook for 2018 now available – Weekly News

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

MADISON — Wild rice harvesters will find opportunities for harvest in Wisconsin this year–many ricers have begun harvest on some early maturing waters.

“After relatively poor rice crops in consecutive years, the 2018 crop generally appears to be faring better in northwest counties, despite heavy…