Mark Rice, like almost every other commercial fruit grower, is concerned about his future labor ­supply. Rice needs about 100 workers during harvest, and about 30 in winter for pruning. “This has been a popular destination for migrant farm workers,” he said of Adams County, where R & L Orchards is located. At least 1,500 people are needed to harvest the county’s 5 or 6 million bushels of apples over about seven weeks. Rice pays piece rate for fall harvest, but pays by the hour for all other farm labor, including harvest of peaches and late-summer apples such as Gala […]