rice

A rice by any other name…
Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Lawmakers in the state of Louisiana are debating when food products can be called “rice.”
Passing on a tradition of wild rice harvest in northern Minnesota
Dan Karker/ for Marketplace
Native Americans migrated to Minnesota centuries ago “where food grew on the water,” 500 years later, the wild rice harvest tradition is still being passed on.
Hungry and broke? We’ve got a cookbook for you, millennials
Bridget Bodnar / Marketplace
Miranda Berman and Gabi Moskowitz want to hold your hand in the kitchen.
U.S. rice growers want to get in on Cuba
The increased demand would help farmers, who have seen prices fall.
Drought puts California rice in a sticky situation
California grows almost all medium grain rice in the U.S. And prices are up.
FDA studies arsenic found in rice products
Arsenic occurs naturally in soil, but also comes from manure and pesticides. Rice plants absorb higher levels of arsenic than other crops.
Soybean prices on the rise, could impact other food sources
The cost of soybeans is now hitting levels not seen just before the 2008 food crisis, and when this happens farmers switch to soybeans and away from rice — that crucial staple of diets in so many parts of the world.

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