With the spring apple blossom time upon us, it might seem a bit early to be thinking about harvest, but the extra labor needed at harvest is already a major concern for much of the U.S. apple industry, and other labor-intensive agriculture. USApple is working for passage of federal legislation that would provide a steady, reliable, able, and legal supply of workers. Now, those efforts will be ramped up another notch, and help from across the industry is needed. At its March meeting, USApple’s board of trustees reaffirmed the agricultural labor issue as the association’s top priority, and authorized the […]