Jon DeVaney The political landscape may change in unknown ways in the Washington state capital in 2018, but we can make some general predictions about what issues affecting the tree fruit industry may come up for discussion based on long-term trends. Broadly, these areas of concern are labor and taxes. Our industry has been dealing with a difficult and worsening labor market for so long that it is easy to overlook the extent to which this trend may be accelerating. Most of us have noted the rapidly expanding use of the H-2A visa program in our state, likely associating it […]