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The Western Producer

Can upland rice make it on the Prairies?

Scientists are trying to prove that raising rice on the windswept prairies of southern Alberta is not as unlikely as it might first appear. There is a common misconception that rice can only be grown in flooded fields or paddies in Asia, said Michele Konschuh, an irrigated crop scientist at the University of Lethbridge. However,...

September 21, 2023