New H-2A regulations to take effect June 28
The U.S. Department of Labor has enacted updated H-2A regulations that will affect everything from terminating worker contracts to union access to bus seat belts...
Fruit industry groups focused on preventing sexual harassment
Ag safety center funds push for more training throughout the industry.
Northwest Cherry Growers estimates a 21-million-box crop for 2024
Northwest Cherry Growers has released its first crop estimate for the 2024 season, expecting 21 million 20-pound box equivalents, or 210,000 tons...
Ladder businesses still standing in orchard industry
Orchard ladder manufacturers see little business decline despite platforms and dwarfing trees.
Baffling borer behavior observed in California pear orchards
West Coast entomologists on lookout for borer attacking fruit, not trees.
USApple to host season-end webinar May 14
The U.S. Apple Association will host a webinar May 14 to take a rearview-mirror look at the 2023–24 apple season...
Underground watering spreads across vineyards
Grower agreements help Washington State University professor scale up subsurface irrigation method.
Dialing in a more affordable soil moisture sensor
Engineering researcher developing a less expensive soil moisture sensor that uses radio waves.
New online tool for Northwest grape growers
Grant funds an updated cost-of-production calculator for Washington, Oregon and Idaho grape producers.
X-ray visions for sterile insect technique
Ag tech company pursues new codling moth sterilization method.