Now that pharmaceutical companies are shipping the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine, the tree fruit industry is trying to secure an early place in line for its workers. Several tree fruit organizations and employers joined a long list of broader agricultural groups and unions in asking the federal government to put farming personnel high on the priority list for those who will receive the first doses of the vaccine to protect against the coronavirus. In mid-December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved one vaccine with another applicant on the way, but the developers will only be able to produce enough […]