In Wisconsin, corn and soybeans is the primary rotation. But that's not the same in all 50 states. In Arkansas, soybeans can be rotated with rice. Brad Doyle is the vice president of the American Soybean Association -- he's one of those farmers rotating those grains. While the U.S. isn't a top five producer of rice, it's large in its scale, Doyle says. The U.S. is a leading exporter of rice because it uses the grain as food aid in lieu of monetary supplement. Six states in the U.S. produce rice; Wisconsin is not one of them. The perennial, hand-harvested wild rice in Wisconsin is a grass rather than a grain.

In Wisconsin, corn and soybeans is the primary rotation. But that's not the same in all 50 states. In Arkansas, soybeans can be rotated with rice. Brad Doyle is the vice president of the American Soybean Association -- he's one of those farmers rotating those grains. While the U.S. isn't a top five producer of rice, it's large in its scale, Doyle says. The U.S. is a leading exporter of rice because it uses the grain as food aid in lieu of monetary supplement. Six states in the U.S. produce rice; Wisconsin is not one of them. The perennial, hand-harvested wild rice in Wisconsin is a grass rather than a grain.

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