Ag HR goes online
Employee management software options bring digital efficiency to record keeping, hiring, training, payroll and communication.
Omnibus bill funds NW fruit research positions
The $1.7 trillion federal funding bill passed right before Christmas includes a couple of tree fruit nuggets.
Farm labor reform doesn’t make it into Senate’s spending bill
A last-ditch effort to pass a farm labor reform bill in the U.S. Senate has fallen short. On Thursday, Senators
EPA proposes new rules for rodenticide use
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new regulations for the use of nearly a dozen rodenticides, including those commonly used
Ag labor reform bill introduced in the Senate
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has floated a late-season bill that would attempt to do many of the same things as the Farm Workforce Modernization Act...
Carbon calculations for Washington orchards
As interest grows on the climate implications of agriculture, it raises questions the industry needs more research to answer.
H-2A final rule, finally
Revisions may make guest worker program more expensive.
Great Lakes EXPO, Day 1: Don’t panic
Fruit growers worried about invasive pests heard reassuring messages from speakers on Day 1 of the 2022 Great Lakes EXPO.
NW Hort Show highlights: Day 2
Day 2 of the NW Hort Show went deep into soil health, rootstock selection, ag investments and regulation.
AEWR expected to rise in 2023
Adverse Effect Wage Rates likely will go up across the nation next year if federal labor officials follow their standard practice.