Jeff Huckaby, president and CEO of Grimmway, walks on a carrot field owned by the company, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. In the Cuyama Valley northwest of Los Angeles, two of the country's biggest carrot farmers filed a lawsuit in a bid to have their groundwater rights upheld by a judge. The move pushed hundreds of small farmers and cattle ranchers, local residents and even the tiny school district into court, and has prompted community outcry and a call for a carrot boycott. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
