Increasing numbers of growers are reporting difficulty in getting paid for their grapes, a result of the trickle effect that the down economy has had on the farm. To help growers improve their chances of payment, a series of “Getting Paid” seminars is planned in ­Washington State. The first “Getting Paid” seminar was held in November, but two identical sessions are scheduled in the next two months: February 8 in Kennewick and March 10 in Yakima. The seminars, funded through a cooperative partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency and the Washington Wine Industry Foundation, were designed […]