Produce Safety training courses set for Wenatchee
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training courses on Oct. 24 and 25 in Wenatchee, Washington.
Mid-Columbia CORE pesticide training set
Mid-Columbia CORE pesticide training is scheduled for Dec. 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will be held in the Columbia Gorge Community College Lecture Hall, Building 2 in The Dalles.
Michigan State Extension seeks survey participants
Michigan State University Extension is looking for participants in its Fruit Team Impact Survey.
House bill would revamp H-2A program
Northwest tree fruit industry groups tentatively praised Monday’s effort by U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia, to revamp the nation’s agricultural guest worker program.
Wa Tree Fruit Research Commission is hiring
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, an agency whose work is invaluable to the tree fruit industry, is hiring a Special
Justices hear arguments on farmworker piece-rate wages
Washington State Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Sept. 14 at the Temple of Justice in Olympia on the question of whether employers should be mandated to pay their piece-rate workers a separate hourly rate for work not directly connected to production, such as training or waiting for equipment.
Grape & Wine Issues Caucus set for Nov. 14 in Yakima
Washington Winegrowers and the Washington Wine Institute will hold their Grape & Wine Issues Caucus on Nov. 14 in Yakima.
WAEF hosting ESL forum in Central Washington
The Washington Apple Education Foundation will host its fifth adult English as a second language forum on Sept. 13 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. The forum is open to providers of adult ESL located in Central Washington.
Perry, cider’s understated cousin, making its own name
Tim Larsen at a perry tree on his family-run Wenatchee orchard with WSU fermentation expert Bri Ewing. (Photo courtesy
Cosmic Crisp field day rescheduled
Washington State University has rescheduled its field day for the WA 38 apple, better known as Cosmic Crisp.