Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coverage from Good Fruit Grower magazine.
Washington allows bunk beds during pandemic
Bunk beds in Washington are still in. The state Department of Labor and Industries issued emergency rules this week that
Thurlby: A cherry market that no one has ever seen
Pandemic pressures push cherry promotions to quickly adapt to online shopping and digital marketing, but Northwest Cherry Growers is up to the challenge.
Tree fruit groups respond to walkouts with crisis management advice
Tree fruit industry associations issued advice late Tuesday to production companies after workers at a few Washington packing houses walked
Washington provides free masks for farmworkers
The state of Washington is giving out 50,000 free cloth masks for farmworkers through agricultural employer groups and labor advocates,
Oregon delays pandemic rules enforcement
Action on bunk-bed ban postponed until June 1.
Pandemic puts labor in limbo
Canadian growers have relied on international farmworkers for decades, but the pandemic put the program in jeopardy.
Farmers prepare for housing during pandemic
Farm employer advice regarding the coronavirus rolls out as growers prepare for seasonal labor housing.
Farm market sales go on with social distancing
Farm markets adapt to pandemic measures.
Oregon issues pandemic farming rules
Emergency regs ban bunk beds in worker housing.
Coronavirus slows H-2A visas
U.S. State Department seeks middle ground to allow some seasonal ag workers.