Nett Lake Wild Rice Condition – August 20th Update
Wild rice on Nett Lake continues to develop on a schedule that places opening harvest within the first few weeks of September. Firm day for opening for harvest depends on weather conditions leading up to mature rice, and so cannot be determined yet. More condition updates will be posted as rice development continues. The Rice Committee is watching development closely and will determine the opening date as new rice development information is collected over the next weeks.
Rice development is currently good. Plants have passed the flower/pollination stage and are developing kernels. Kernels are in early milk stage. Rice beds currently extend over 4,600 acres, and density of beds is largely uniform and thick across the lake.
