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>>I'm Rob Stewart.

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Welcome to
theSunshine State,  Florida,

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and the story of a woman
whose ranch work

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has earned her
some pretty big awards

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including Florida's
Woman of the Year

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in Agriculture.

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It's a family cattle operation
with a focus on conservation.

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>>Hi, I'm Paul Robins.

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Coming up,
a rose by any other name

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would still smell as sweet!

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But how about some beans
that operate

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under a lot of different names?

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We'll tell you why.

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>>I'm Dave Lieberman.

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And today we're headed
to theLone Star State

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to whip up something special
with the pecans

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from this orchard
just outside of Austin, Texas.

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>>I'm Sarah Gardner.

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We'll take you
to Northern California

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this time
where farmers are working

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with animal activists
to protect endangered waterfowl.

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We'll show you
how farm workers

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and school children
are taking to the rice fields

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for a one-of-a-kind egg hunt.

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It's all coming up
onAmerica's Heartland.

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♪ You can see it in the eyes
of every woman and man ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close to the land. ♪

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for the country ♪

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♪ and a pride in the brand ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close, ♪

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♪ close to the land. ♪

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>>Marcia Lightsey
has been involved in agriculture

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for more than 4 decades.

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It is her life.

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Marcia believes
in the importance

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of agriculture.

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It's all about
caring for the animals

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and protecting the land
where you live.

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♪ ♪

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>>Nestled on the banks
of Florida's Kissimmee River

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is a wildlife preserve.

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It's home to more
than two dozen

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endangered species
living along

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this white sand ridge.

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The preserve is also home
to old-growth forest.

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Some of these trees
are centuries old.

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Above them, bald eagles soar.

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But this land is a balance
of commerce and conservation.

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This is
theLightsey Cattle Company.

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Through these
historic live oaks,

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you'll find cattle grazing.

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Marcia and Cary Lightsey
run more

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than 6,000 head of cattle
on 30 thousand acres.

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The ranch is huge,
sprawling across three counties

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in Central Florida.

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>>I don't have to tell you
how beautiful this land is.

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>>Well thank you,
I appreciate it.

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>>I've traveled
all across this country

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with this show.

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But man,
you look out here

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underneath the oaks
and the Palmettos?

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And it is breathtaking!

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>>It is.

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It's a beautiful state.

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Florida is a wonderful state
to raise cattle in.

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We can put in
so many more cattle per acre

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because of our forage
and the grasses

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that we grow here.

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>>Some days you'll find Cary
honking his truck horn

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to call the cattle closer.

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The ranch's natural grass feed
is supplemented

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with a special molasses blend
providing extra protein.

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>>What this is?

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It's citrus residuum,
and it comes from a distillery.

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And it's real high in protein.

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This is what
keeps their condition good,

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keeps them
in breeding condition.

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This is kind of their staple.

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>>While Florida is better known
for citrus and produce,

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theSunshine State
has a large number

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of cattle ranches.

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And while Marcia
is an expert cattlewoman today,

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she didn't start out that way.

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She grew up in the city
and joined a family

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whose farm
and ranching background

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went back 12 generations.

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>>This is her lifestyle,
the ranching lifestyle.

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She's a remarkable lady,
and I could have looked

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the rest of my life
and never found another Marcia.

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And I mean,
I tell my grand kids

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all the time,
I said it's like an investment.

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And she's the best one
I ever made.

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>>You and your husband
have known each other

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for more than forty years.

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And I was so moved
by how sweetly

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and complimentary
he talked about you.

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>>Oh, well he's a good guy.

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I'd have to admit
that he's taught me

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everything I know.

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So he's kind of
bragging on himself.

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>>Marcia's love of the land
was rewarded in 2009

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when she was named
Florida Woman of the Year

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in Agriculture.

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Today Marcia considers herself
anag Ambassador.

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>>When you have children,
and they're growing up

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through school?

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And you see kind of how
their lunch programs go,

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and things like that,
that you would rather see

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the general population
be on a better diet,

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be educated?

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And the best way to do that
is to start

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with the school children.

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>>Marcia will tell you
that it's important

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to share that message
with young people

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starting
with her own grandchildren.

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And to help sustain
that ranching legacy?

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The family has placed
a significant portion

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of their land
in conservation easements,

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protecting it from development.

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It's a secure feeling
in knowing that this land

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will be preserved
and will always be ranch land.

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It will never be developed
for not only

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the rest of our generation,
but our children's generation,

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our grandchildren.

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It's perpetual.

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It's forever.

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>>And after a full day working,
it's time for a break.

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Locals here say
the only way to do that

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is to enjoy a particular
ranch recipe.

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I need threeLightsey Burgers.

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It's called
aLightsey Burger.

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For you hamburger fans,
that's 2 large beef patties

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topped with bacon.

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>>Holy cow, literally!

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That is aLightsey Burger!

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>>Raising beef for market
is an endeavor

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that ranchers consider
sustainable agriculture,

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utilizing their water and land
to meet consumer demand

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here and abroad.

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And it's land
that Marcia wants to protect

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and preserve.

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>>We feel like the earth,
the animals,

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the grasses,
the trees?

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Everything that we get
to enjoy every single day,

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we just feel
like we're just here

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for that minuscule moment
to take care of it

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and to treat it right,
to leave it in better condition

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than what we got it.

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And that's just
the way we feel about it.

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>>Florida's
year-round temperatures

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make theSunshine State
a prime producer

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of agricultural products
including oranges,

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grapefruit and other citrus.

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But Florida also provides
a wide selection

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of lettuce and other vegetables
each winter

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to large segments
of the United States.

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And speaking of produce,
Plant City, Florida

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claims the record
for creating

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the world's largest
strawberry shortcake.

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The 820 square foot dessert
weighed in at 6000 pounds.

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It's only fitting
since Plant City calls itself

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The Winter Strawberry Capital
of the World.

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♪ ♪

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>>Hi, I'm Paul Robins.

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And here's something
you may not have known

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about agriculture.

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Do you like salad bars?

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Do you like
to load up your plate

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with greens,
beans and tomatoes?

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I think we're all trying
to eat a little healthier

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these days.

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And stacking
that salad with beans

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is a good way to get extra fiber
into your diet.

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But what do you really know
about those beans,

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and why do some salad bar beans
have more than one name?

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Can you saychi-chi?

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Call them Chi-chi beans,
garbanzo beans,

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or one of more
than several other names

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they're known by,
and you are still talking

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about perhaps
the most popular bean

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on the planet: chick peas!

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That's another name
for the same bean

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originated in the Middle East
where folks

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have been consuming them
for more than 6000 years.

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And once farm folks
started cultivating them?

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Their culinary popularity
quickly spread

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to Ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome.

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Credit European explorers
for bringing them to India,

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Pakistan and Mexico
which are still major producers

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today.

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And what about that salad bar?

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Well, some folks
can be allergic

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to one of the chemicals
in the beans.

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Not good if you're worried
about gout or kidney stones.

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But for the majority
of the population,

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garbanzo beans offer up
lots of fiber

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and other minerals
that can help lower cholesterol

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and help provide
important anti-oxidants

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in our diets.

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And perhaps it's fitting
for a bean with so many aliases!

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Garbanzos
come in 2 distinct types.

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TheKabulitype
(that we recognize

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from salad bars
and canned beans)

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as well as a smallerdesitype
which are darker

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and have a thicker coat.

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And in the interest
of full disclosure,

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we should tell you
that when it comes to flatulence

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from beans,
garbanzos arenot

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in the top five.

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So load up your salad plate!

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I'm Sarah Gardner.

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Still ahead,
we'll take you

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to the rice fields
of Northern California

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where farmers are working
to protect

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endangered waterfowl.

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♪ ♪

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>>Texas is one of the largest
pecan producing states

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in the country.

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And today, I'm 20 miles
east of Austin

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on Berdoll Orchard.

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And Hal,
tell me a little

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about your orchard.

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>>Well, I planted the orchard
in either 1980 or 1981.

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I can't remember back that far.

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Originally started
with about 5,000 trees,

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and now we're up
to 15,000 or 16,000 trees

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on 350 acres.

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>>So in a good year,
how many pecans

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could you potentially produce?

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>>On a really good year,
it could go up

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to a million pounds.

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>>That's a lot of pecans.

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>>Yes, it is!

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>>Hal, I've never seen anything
quite like this before.

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What is going on here?

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>>This is my pecan nursery.

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I start seed
in these white cups.

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>>It's a bunch
of Styrofoam cups!

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>>Yeah, there's a seed pecan
actually planted

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in those cups.

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And if you look close,
these come up

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as like a native nut
or seedling nut.

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And then we have
to graft or bud

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to make them
a particular variety

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that the farmer wants
that's gonna buy them from me.

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>>So Hal,
these trees look pretty young.

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Is this
a new tract of land for you?

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>>Yeah, we have 120 acres
of trees here that are....

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These are 5
and some others,

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over here,
are 4 years old.

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>>So how many years is it
before they start giving fruit?

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>>These are beginning
to bear now.

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You'll make a few pecans
at 3 and at 4.

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It increases a little bit.

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And at 5,
it just keeps going up.

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And about 7,
you're usually

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in full production.

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>>So Hal, these are
the early stages of pecan,

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I guess.

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>>Yeah, that's a cluster
of 3 right there

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which is kind of
an average size: 3 or 4.

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And they're
just in the stage now

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where they start sizing.

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>>And is this variety of pecan
known for something

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in particular?

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>>This is Wichita variety
which is a really hard one

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to grow for this area.

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But it produces real heavy.

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In fact, it's my favorite one.

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These are very oily.

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Yes, they're really good
for baking.

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>>Hey there!

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>>Hey, Dave!

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>>Hal told me
to come find his son-in-law.

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You must be Jarrod?

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>>That's me!

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>>So tell me
about your role

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in this whole
pecan thinking thing.

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>>OK, you're currently standing
in our shelling plant.

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What takes place here
is the pecans come in

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our 50 lbs. bags.

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They are cracked,
shelled,

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and sorted and then sized.

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>>So these are
the biggest size, right?

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>>These are ourgolden halves
that you will find in store.

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We also get
several other sizes,

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regular pieces.

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They're either run through
the chocolate machine

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or candies or put in pies.

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Everything is made on site,
in our own kitchens.

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>>Well, I'm going
to go find your wife

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so I can eat some.

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>>Great, Dave!

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>>It was nice meeting you.

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>>Well, Hal is passing me off
to his entire family.

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But now I get
to cook with the daughter,

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Jennifer.

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And I'm really excited about.

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I hear you make
a mean pecan pie?

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>>That is correct!

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>>Now do you say
pecaen or pecahn?

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>>Pecahn!

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>>Good,
because that's the way I say it.

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We're right on track!

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>>We're going to make
a chocolate pecan pie today.

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>>So that's for dessert.

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And I'm going
to make some little pork chops

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that I'm going to coat
with your pecan pieces.

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>>Sounds amazing!

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>>I think it sounds great.

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So let's start with your pie.

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>>All right!

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First, I'm going to add
2 cups of our Wichita

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variety pecans.

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We're going
to add chocolate chips,

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and that makes
the chocolate pecan pie

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extremely yummy.

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>>So how many eggs do you have?

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>>I have 3 eggs!

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Three eggs!

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And I have....

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>>Two tablespoons of butter!

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>>OK, so let's dump that
in there.

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So the next things
are these syrups, right?

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>>Yes sir, we're going to add
a quarter cup

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of light corn syrup
and a quarter cup

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of dark corn syrup.

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>>While you're mixing that up,
I'm going to get started

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on my dish.

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And the spring onions
are going to go into the salad

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that I'm making.

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And the salad
is sort of a really

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simple cole slaw.

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And it's really simple!

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Just a quick salad
to accompany the pork chops!

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So with mine,
I added my spring onions

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to the cabbage here.

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And basically,
I'm just going to add

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a little bit of pecan oil.

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And it has a really light
pecan flavor, you said,

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which I think is going to add
a nice touch to the salad.

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And I'm going to add
a little lemon juice.

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Actually this is queso fresco.

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It's gonna go really nicely
in the salad as well.

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And that's really
all there is to that side salad.

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So Jenn, how you doing
on the pie there?

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>>Great, I have
all my ingredients in now!

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I'm just going
to stir all of this up.

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>>Oh, that looks really good.

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So the pork chops?

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I have them really thin,
and the reason I have them

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cut thin like this is
so that the pecans don't burn.

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And I made up
a little spice mixture

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of salt and black pepper,
and sage and marjoram,

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and paprika
and a little bit

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of ground clove.

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And I'm just gonna
sprinkle that over

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the pork chops.

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So I'm going to use
plenty of the oil

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so that the pecans
stick to the pork.

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I think that looks great.

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We've got tons of pecans
on there: lots of pecan oil,

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some good spice....

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We can actually add
a little more spice to the pork

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just before
it goes into the oven.

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And I'm ready
to stick this in the oven.

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And you're almost ready
to stick yours in the oven too,

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right?

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>>I am!

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I want to eat
those pork chops, Dave.

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>>So it's perfect timing.

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So this sauce
that I'm going to make

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for the pork is really simple.

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There are only 3 or 4 things
that you put into it.

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I'm going to add
a little bit of butter

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(because I know
how much people like butter

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down here)
and about 1/3 of a cup

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of dark brown sugar.

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I'm going to add
some cider vinegar

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to make it a little bit
of a sweet and sour sauce.

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And I'm going to add
a little bit of that spice mix

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that I already mixed up
for the pork.

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Jennifer,
this stuff looks amazing.

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Your pie looks awesome!

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>>And I can't wait
to try those pork chops!

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>>It looks good, doesn't it?

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>>Smells amazing!

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Well, I'm going to give you
a taste first.

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Yes!

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What do you think?

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Sorry, it's a little bit
of a big bite!

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>>Mm, amazing!

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>>You like it?

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All right,
I'm going to try too!

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That is like a big mouthful
of caramel pecan candy

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with tons of chocolate.

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It's great!

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We made a good team.

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>>We did!

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♪ ♪

16:39.898 --> 16:40.998
>>I'm Akiba Howard.

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Let's talk about good food
and your well-being.

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If you have youngsters
around your house,

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getting them to eat well
is important

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and sometimes challenging.

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♪ ♪

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>>If you're a parent
with a picky eater

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at your house,
you're already well aware

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of how tough it is
to balance the nutrition needs

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of your child
with meals that he or she

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will eat.

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Nutritionists will tell you
that the right foods

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are critical elements
in the growth and development

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of children.

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And some research
shows that nourishing foods

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cannot only make
a child healthier?

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It can affect
their emotional well-being

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and mental development.

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So where do you start?

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Let's run down some meals
and give you a few hints.

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A good breakfast?

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Hey, we all like donuts!

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But your child
will need something

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more substantial to sustain them
through their first few classes

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at school.

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If junior likes cereal,
you can beef up

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the nutritional value
by adding nuts,

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wheat germ,
raisins or other fruits.

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Combine fruits and dairy
in a blender

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and sell them
on asmoothieconcept.

17:47.298 --> 17:49.764
If toast is on the menu,
you can add food value

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by augmenting peanut butter
with nuts,

17:52.298 --> 17:54.931
dried fruits or honey.

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The sandwich trick
works for lunch as well.

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But consider
asmorgasbordapproach,

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giving your youngster
choices of finger foods,

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whole wheat muffins,
or fresh fruit.

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Just because they won't eat them
while you're watching

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doesn't mean
they don't like them.

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Let's talk calcium
for a moment.

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Dairy foods
and certain vegetables

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like spinach or mustard greens
deliver good sources of calcium

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which is critical to good bone
and teeth development

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as your child hits
the pre-teen and teen years.

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And take a look
at this calorie chart

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from the Department
of Agriculture.

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As you can see,
calorie counts go higher

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to meet
those teen nutrition needs.

18:31.464 --> 18:33.298
There is no downplaying
of the consequences

18:33.298 --> 18:35.164
of childhood obesity.

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So a healthy balanced diet
is even more important.

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Couple of other suggestions
from the experts!

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Be a good role model.

18:42.564 --> 18:44.164
Eat healthy yourself.

18:44.164 --> 18:46.264
Take them grocery shopping
and make the connection

18:46.264 --> 18:48.831
between agriculture
and the good food

18:48.831 --> 18:50.731
that goes on your dinner table.

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Don't use food
as a reward or a bribe.

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And let them help out
in the kitchen.

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Learning more about food
opens the door

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to healthy habits later.

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>>All across the heartland,
you'll find farmers and ranchers

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are working
with environmental groups

19:08.564 --> 19:11.631
to protect everything
from wildflowers to wetlands.

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It's an opportunity
to give back to the community.

19:14.231 --> 19:16.564
Here in Northern California,
that work

19:16.564 --> 19:18.931
is ahands onproposition.

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>>Who is from Mr. Gill's
Shasta class?

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All right!

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>>These fifth grade students
are getting ready

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for anegg hunt
unlike anything

19:28.031 --> 19:30.264
they've ever seen
at Easter time.

19:30.264 --> 19:31.898
>>We call itEgg Aid.

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It is rescuing eggs
from getting kind of destroyed

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as we start farming.

19:37.898 --> 19:40.798
>>The official Egg Aid,
like today with the kids,

19:40.798 --> 19:42.898
started maybe 12 years ago
when we said,

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"What a great opportunity
to be able to show local kids

19:46.098 --> 19:50.998
how the environment and farming
really can interact

19:50.998 --> 19:51.931
with each other!"

19:51.931 --> 19:54.631
And it can be
really positive for both.

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>>Theegg aidhunt
is taking place

19:56.398 --> 19:59.064
on theLundberg Family
Rice Farmnear Marysville

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in Northern California.

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>>Okay, let the shaking begin!

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>>The young students
use noise makers

20:04.431 --> 20:07.764
to flush out Mallard ducks
that nest in the cover crops

20:07.764 --> 20:10.798
planted on the farm
after the autumn rice harvest.

20:10.798 --> 20:12.798
The cover crops
are a great place for the ducks

20:12.798 --> 20:14.998
to want to nest.

20:14.998 --> 20:18.964
And so over the years,
we thought it would be wonderful

20:18.964 --> 20:23.964
if we could rescue those eggs
and not just mow them down.

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And so it's been
part of our approach

20:26.764 --> 20:29.964
to rescue as many of those eggs
as possible.

20:29.964 --> 20:32.964
>>Good job, baby!

20:32.964 --> 20:34.598
Woo, that's a nice one!

20:34.598 --> 20:36.464
>>Working in groups,
the school kids

20:36.464 --> 20:39.864
search through 15 acres
of the Lundberg farm.

20:39.864 --> 20:42.031
As the youngsters
move through the grasses,

20:42.031 --> 20:47.364
they locate 8 mallard nests,
saving some 5 dozen duck eggs.

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>>This one here
was probably laid this morning.

20:49.631 --> 20:50.564
This one here?

20:50.564 --> 20:52.431
A couple of days before!

20:52.431 --> 20:53.931
>>It's really rough.

20:53.931 --> 20:58.031
And just to say that,
to be prepared?

20:58.031 --> 21:00.164
Because it's fun!

21:00.164 --> 21:01.364
But it's also....

21:01.364 --> 21:03.164
It really takes a lot of work.

21:03.164 --> 21:06.164
>>I found a nest,
and there was only 1 egg in it.

21:06.164 --> 21:10.631
It made me feel happy
because I could still find one.

21:10.631 --> 21:11.964
But it made me
kind of disappointed

21:11.964 --> 21:15.564
because there wasn't more.

21:15.564 --> 21:17.764
>>Look you guys,
we've got 11!

21:17.764 --> 21:19.964
>>But these youngsters
aren't the only ones on the hunt

21:19.964 --> 21:23.331
for wild duck eggs.

21:23.331 --> 21:26.164
The Lundberg field crews
will also carry out searches

21:26.164 --> 21:29.164
as they move across
the farm's 600 acres

21:29.164 --> 21:31.498
in their regular daily work.

21:31.498 --> 21:34.164
We would prepare our fields
in the spring,

21:34.164 --> 21:35.698
and we would have our guys....

21:35.698 --> 21:38.164
As they work each day,
they could get off the tractors

21:38.164 --> 21:41.231
if they flushed a female duck.

21:41.231 --> 21:42.664
And they'd collect the eggs.

21:42.664 --> 21:45.164
And then they carry egg cartons
with them in the tractors.

21:45.164 --> 21:47.264
And they could put the eggs
in the cartons.

21:47.264 --> 21:49.864
Over the years,
theegg aideffort has grown

21:49.864 --> 21:52.164
including
not only school children,

21:52.164 --> 21:54.564
but participation by members
of the local

21:54.564 --> 21:57.998
Wild Duck Egg Salvage Program
and theCalifornia Department

21:57.998 --> 21:59.864
of Fish and Game.

21:59.864 --> 22:01.864
>>All right, we saved 3!

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>>But there's more
than just a benefit

22:03.398 --> 22:04.598
for the birds.

22:04.598 --> 22:07.164
This unique search also provides
a learning experience

22:07.164 --> 22:09.164
for the students.

22:09.164 --> 22:10.131
>>There are a lot of lessons.

22:10.131 --> 22:12.031
They learn a little bit
about hard work.

22:12.031 --> 22:13.831
They learn a little bit
about their community

22:13.831 --> 22:15.064
because we do
a lot of agriculture

22:15.064 --> 22:16.031
around here.

22:16.031 --> 22:17.164
And some of them
don't come into contact

22:17.164 --> 22:19.064
with it almost at all.

22:19.064 --> 22:20.564
>>So it's just
a really nice outreach

22:20.564 --> 22:22.998
where kids can see
that this is how

22:22.998 --> 22:24.598
you produce food,
this is how

22:24.598 --> 22:27.031
wildlife interacts
with agriculture.

22:27.031 --> 22:29.631
And there are things you can do
if you're aware

22:29.631 --> 22:32.298
of how things
interface together.

22:32.298 --> 22:33.264
There are no fences here.

22:33.264 --> 22:34.064
The birds fly in.

22:34.064 --> 22:35.364
The birds fly out.

22:35.364 --> 22:36.764
And we really have
a responsibility

22:36.764 --> 22:38.231
to be stewards.

22:38.231 --> 22:39.964
>>Kind of grouping
the eggs together,

22:39.964 --> 22:42.031
there are
3 different nests here.

22:42.031 --> 22:44.398
There's a nest of 3,
a nest of 1,

22:44.398 --> 22:46.731
and another nest of 3.

22:46.731 --> 22:49.531
>>Once saved from the fields,
the wild duck eggs

22:49.531 --> 22:52.764
move to the next step
in the animal rescue effort:

22:52.764 --> 22:54.398
ending up
at one of the federally

22:54.398 --> 22:56.964
regulated hatcheries
in the region.

22:56.964 --> 22:58.964
Patrick Marmon
and his wife Terry

22:58.964 --> 23:01.631
operatePacific Valley Ranch
near Marysville

23:01.631 --> 23:04.331
where they raise hundreds
(sometimes thousands)

23:04.331 --> 23:07.531
of wild ducks each year.

23:07.531 --> 23:09.864
>>There we have the birds
that will go out tonight.

23:09.864 --> 23:12.631
They'll be on their feet
by tonight and ready to go.

23:12.631 --> 23:15.431
I leave them in this hatchery
for about twelve hours

23:15.431 --> 23:16.731
after they hatch.

23:16.731 --> 23:19.498
>>The ducklings spend about
a week in a brooding box.

23:19.498 --> 23:21.531
Because they're born
without a mother,

23:21.531 --> 23:24.464
this allows their bodies
to develop the natural oils

23:24.464 --> 23:29.031
that protect them
while they're swimming.

23:29.031 --> 23:31.298
And from there,
they spend the next 4 weeks

23:31.298 --> 23:34.264
maturing.

23:34.264 --> 23:36.431
>>She's quacking now.

23:36.431 --> 23:38.798
>>But before the ducks
are released back into the wild,

23:38.798 --> 23:41.031
federal law requires
that they be banded

23:41.031 --> 23:43.531
and their sex recorded.

23:43.531 --> 23:45.698
We've probably
banded and released

23:45.698 --> 23:52.531
a 100,000 birds
or very close to it.

23:52.531 --> 23:54.931
>>Then it's back
to the Lundberg farm

23:54.931 --> 23:57.498
where 200 acres
have been set aside

23:57.498 --> 24:00.864
as a wildlife habitat.

24:00.864 --> 24:02.864
We like to release them
at 5 weeks.

24:02.864 --> 24:06.131
They're a week and a half
from flying.

24:06.131 --> 24:09.564
And they have time
to imprint on the habitat

24:09.564 --> 24:11.264
we release them in.

24:11.264 --> 24:13.898
And most of the hens
will come back next year

24:13.898 --> 24:15.798
and lay in this very habitat.

24:15.798 --> 24:17.331
>>The hope is that
the ducks will see

24:17.331 --> 24:20.364
the protected marshland as home
and returning here

24:20.364 --> 24:23.631
after migration
instead of the rice fields.

24:23.631 --> 24:25.864
>>And it's showing
some really good success

24:25.864 --> 24:28.031
because the bands
are coming back

24:28.031 --> 24:29.464
showing that these birds
are integrating

24:29.464 --> 24:30.931
into wild populations.

24:30.931 --> 24:34.931
>>Did you guys find it?

24:34.931 --> 24:36.064
I think it's in here.

24:36.064 --> 24:37.764
>>Those taking part
seeegg aid

24:37.764 --> 24:39.364
as the kind
of cooperative effort

24:39.364 --> 24:41.498
that farmers
and environmentalists

24:41.498 --> 24:44.398
can successfully carry out,
bringing with it

24:44.398 --> 24:46.331
an activity
that also lets youngsters

24:46.331 --> 24:48.431
focus on the future.

24:48.431 --> 24:50.364
>>They learn what's around them.

24:50.364 --> 24:52.098
They learn about
helping someone

24:52.098 --> 24:53.831
outside of themselves.

24:53.831 --> 24:55.998
There's some
environmental science here, too.

24:55.998 --> 24:57.831
And so it's
a pretty unique opportunity

24:57.831 --> 25:03.098
to combine all those things
into one.

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>>That's going to do it
for this edition

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TheUnited Soybean Board,
America's soybean farmers

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and their check off.

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And by
theAmerican Farm Bureau

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Foundation for Agriculture,
dedicated to building

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greater awareness
and understanding

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of agriculture
through education

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and engagement.

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