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California Figs and Pistachios

See what it takes to grow figs and pistachios in California’s Central Valley. Pistachios are one of California's fastest-growing specialty crops. California grows more than a billion pounds each year, or 99 percent of all the pistachios grown in the United States.

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25:41
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Episode 3
26:30
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Episode 2
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26:30
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Episode 14
26:46
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Episode 13
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Episode 12
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Episode 11
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Episode 10
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Episode 9
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Episode 8
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Episode 7
26:46
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