Survey used to set 2025 AEWR released; Northwest growers facing $19.82 base wage
admin This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual wage survey which serves as...
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IFTA gathers for annual conference and tours in Yakima, Washington
Joan Hebb, right, tree fruit coordinator with the Scotian Gold Cooperative and a board member...
IFTA Day 2: Pennsylvania by bus
Pennsylvania grower Blake Slaybaugh, right, discusses pruning techniques and rootstocks with members of the International...
IFTA Italy continues with Ferrara orchard tours and Venice
Jacopo Diamanti of Italian fruit company Salvi Vivai shows the International Fruit Tree Association tour...
BC Tree Fruits announces closure of cooperative
—by Kate Prengaman Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 2 to include additional...
Washington expects large apple crop
The 2023 crop develops in a Yakima Valley Honeycrisp orchard in early August. The Washington...
Washington Apple Education Foundation announces 2021 volunteer honorees
The Washington Apple Education Foundation, while celebrating and giving thanks this month for the hundreds...
Homeland Security proposes H-2A fee increases
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed increasing foreign worker application fees, in some...
WSU hires Frank Zhao as plant pathology endowed chair
Frank Zhao Washington State University has hired a bacterial plant pathologist to fill an empty...
Blueberry councils hire Joe Vargas as director of business intelligence
Joe Vargas has been hired as the director of business intelligence for the U.S. Highbush...