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Cheerful over cherries
Ramon Lopez Santiago harvests cherries in Mosier, Oregon. Photo by Paloma Ayala, Hood River, Oregon. "Cherry"Artwork by Donna Rose Derrer, Corvallis, Montana.
Match vintage with wine style
There is a market for cool vintage wines.
Fixing H-2A
Agricultural Employers new president Fred Leitz sees it as top priority.
Get ready for H-2A paperwork
H-2A has its faults, but it’s not about to go away.
Who needs health coverage?
Seasonal workers, including guest workers, might qualify.
New way with H-2A
Organizations work out ways to make H-2A labor program more user-friendly.
Making workers take breaks is not always easy
Attorneys advise growers to ensure their workers take rest breaks so they don’t fall foul of state and federal regulations. But workers don’t always want
France ships apples to U.S.
With an oversupplied European market, shippers are looking for new outlets.
Sharing workers saves costs
Small growers who can’t justify the high costs of employing foreign guest workers through the H-2A program can reduce the financial burden by
H-2A is doable – with help
Get the housing and transportation parts right, growers advise.
Make sure workers are happy
Supervisors must treat them with dignity and respect.
Is organic fruit growth on the horizon?
Will demand keep up with expanding organic tree fruit production?
Child care could expand labor pool
Providing child care could allow women to work more hours.
Litigation lurks
Attorneys are looking for opportunities to sue, says a grower who’s spent years fighting a frivolous lawsuit.
Labor flow changes direction
Changes in Mexico are reducing the pool of workers available to U.S. growers.
Chelsea Durfey, Young Grower from Sunnyside, Washington
I’ve had so many mentors... They’ve taught me about pruning, soil biology, bees, products, and applications, and there’s so much yet for me to learn.
Jack Edwin Jones: 1941-2015
Jack Edwin Jones Jack Jones, grower and entrepreneur from Quincy, Washington, was known for doing things in a big way. He welcomed new
Michigan Association of Pomesters honor Klein
Joe Klein Sr. Joe Klein Sr., owner of Royal J. Klein and Son Orchard of Sparta, Michigan, has been named Fruit Person of
Brunner named Apple Citizen
Jay Brunner, director of Washington State University's Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center on Jan. 29, 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Dr. Jay