Overtime hours create a harvest handicap for farmers
For small growers relying on local labor, Washington’s overtime pay rules hamper harvest logistics.
Pruning planar pear systems
Mount Adams Fruit shows off high-density pear systems in Washington's Columbia Basin.
Compressed cherry crop crisis
Overlapping harvests along the West Coast diminished cherry prices and shipments.
Indian market reopening for apples
Washington state exporters shipping more apples to India.
Small purchases, big payoffs for family-owned vineyard
Washington grape grower sees efficiency and quality gains from modest mechanical investments.
Noah Roth, a young grower from Lowell, Michigan
Noah is a fifth-generation farmer who graduated with a horticulture degree from Michigan State University. He’s married to Zoe Roth and is the son of Barb and Aaron Roth.
Colleges helping to tech-proof workers in the ag industry
California educators and employers team up to marry labor and innovation.
Washington’s FirstFruits Farms acquires Applewood Orchards of Michigan
FirstFruits Farms of Washington has acquired Applewood Orchards and Applewood Fresh Growers of Michigan...
Ag tech industry botting for apples
Automation startups set their sights on tree fruit.
It’s time for growers to speak up on ag tech needs
FIRA funding speaker calls for more grower input.