New IFTA president likes the cutting edge
Incoming IFTA President Neal Manly Neal Manly, chief marketing officer with Willow Drive Nursery in Ephrata, Washington, will take over
Making piece rate work
Facing rising labor costs and a shrinking pool of workers, Yakima Valley Orchards has been studying its options. Last summer,
Labor shortages might worsen
West Coast tree fruit producers dodged a bullet this year. In Washington, hailstorms that shrank the crops and cool fall
H-2A provides a reliable work force
Rob Valicoff used H-2A guest workers for the first time this year, hoping to ensure a legal work force and
Do guest workers pencil out?
Is an employer better off trying to recruit workers at the orchard or bringing in guest workers through the federal
In My View: Mike Gempler
Uncontrolled illegal immigration has caused rapid change and destabilization in some communities, resulting in resentment, fear, and economic and social
Apple Lines
I am writing this article after reading the Good Fruit Grower November edition which features apple marketing and “Coping without
In My View: Jim Hazen
The first week of December culminates months of work by the Washington State Horticultural Association’s Planning Committee to develop the
Last Bite: Why the “Big Y”
The Yakima Fruit Growers Association updated its label in 1928, and the company itself soon came to be called
Redefining wine appellations
Gail Puryear believes it is time to redefine wine appellations in Washington State. In the early days, appellations (known as