www.nytimes.com With Shoppers Wary of Illness, Farmers Destroy Millions of Heads of Lettuce (Gift Article) After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers. 
www.nytimes.com Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s. The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut. 
www.newsweek.com The cattle shortage is now losing Americans their jobs Supply constraints have pushed beef prices to record highs, but consumers are not the only ones struggling. 