text:  Rice is calorie-dense, a good source of protein. It stores well, which is why about half of the world eats it every day. The Whitaker family has been growing rice for six generations. Yeah, we've been in Arkansas for over 130 or 140 years. And sometimes I wonder, why did they stop here? Did their wagon break or what happened? But there's not many of us left. We're just only a few, me and my brother.