Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  “Wild rice is culturally ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

From LeahConnecting with my Ojibwe heritage by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior editor Leah Lemm walks with her son Marvin from his school bus stop on Jan. 2. So, she set out with a ...

Wild strains, he points out ... Using these methods to better understand drought resistance in rice will be key to designing better crops, Uga says. The next step for his team is to use these ...

GM crops could cause allergic reactions in people. Pollen produced by the plants could be toxic and harm insects that transfer it between plants. Scientists have added a gene to wild rice that ...

Central to their platform and message is saving the state grain — wild rice, manoomin in the Ojibwe language, psin in Dakota.

Wild boars devastate rice, maize, and root crops, while monkeys raid fruit, rice and vegetable fields. Toque macaques do not hesitate to enter unguarded homes to steal food during the day and are ...