This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual wage survey which serves as the basis for the Adverse Effect Wage Rates the Department of Labor will set for 2025...
Northwest fruit industry gathers next month to learn from a challenging 2023–24 crop and chart better paths forward.
A federal judge has decided a cherry sold as Glory is really Staccato under a different name...
Semillero de Ideas, a Washington nonprofit helping farmworkers commercialize their own inventions, is gearing up for its second innovation contest and has significantly boosted its prize money...
Penn State Extension is offering a new online course for apple packing house operators that want to provide food safety training to employees...
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has published its 2024 report on pesticide residues for Northwest sweet cherry production...
While a judge’s order prompted a pause to the enforcement of new federal farmworker protection regulations for some states last month, growers in tree fruit states including Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania must start complying with changes related to H-2A applications at 9 p.m. on Sept. 11...
The Washington State Department of Licensing launched its Agriculture Support Program in late August to help eligible industry members impacted by requirements in the Climate Commitment Act...
Labor apps expand reach to help growers with smaller operations.
New tools help fruit packers manage increasing amounts of data.
