Ag OT Fix a No Go Pt 1
A bill meant to give farmers a 12-week overtime exemption failed to get enough support for passage during the recently ended legislative session in Olympia.
Fruit Grower Report
Since 1993 this report has been covering tree fruit and grape industry news stories important to our growers. This has been accomplished through open channels of communications with the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, Washington Grape Growers Association, our land grant college scientists and USDA researchers Bob Larson host of the program has 20 years of news reporting experience and worked as News Editor for both KOMO and KIRO (the top radio stations in Seattle marketplace). Bob presents this industry’s information from an insider position talking one on one with the industries key newsmakers.
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BC Freeze Pt 1
Severe damage from a polar vortex that hit British Columbia in January was a hot topic at the recent British Columbia Fruit Grower convention.
Raspberry Marketing Pt 2
Wild Hive CEO, Allison Beadle shares plans to market Washington red raspberries.
Raspberry Marketing Pt 1
Wild Hive CEO, Allison Beadle shares plans to market Washington red raspberries.
Apples to India Pt 2
They could not be any happier about once again exporting apples to India, but Washington Apple Commission president Todd Fryhover says growers know there’s still plenty of work left to build back what used to be our number 2 market.
Apples to India Pt 1
They could not be any happier about once again exporting apples to India, but Washington Apple Commission president Todd Fryhover says growers know there’s still plenty of work left to build back what used to be our number 2 market.
Send A Message-WSTFA Pt 2
Folks in the tree fruit industry, and agriculture in general, are being encouraged to speak up and help educate lawmakers in Olympia about the good and the bad in the changes they propose.
Send A Message-WSTFA Pt 1
Folks in the tree fruit industry, and agriculture in general, are being encouraged to speak up and help educate lawmakers in Olympia about the good and the bad in the changes they propose.
Anti-Idling Bill Pt 2
Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, says SSB 6304 contains a provision that would prohibit trucks over 10,000 from idling longer than 5 minutes.
Anti-Idling Bill Pt 1
Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, says SSB 6304 contains a provision that would prohibit trucks over 10,000 from idling longer than 5 minutes.
WAEF Scholarship Applications Pt 2
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is reminding students that the deadline for 2024 college scholarship applications is Friday.
WAEF Scholarship Applications Pt 1
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is reminding students that the deadline for 2024 college scholarship applications is Friday.
Anti-Idling Bill Pt 1
Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit
Association, says SSB 6304 contains a provision that would prohibit trucks over 10,000 from idling longer than 5 minutes.
New Raspberry Website redrazz.org Pt 2
The red raspberry industry here in Washington state, the Northwest, and around the nation has a new resource for information.
New Raspberry Website redrazz.org Pt 1
The red raspberry industry here in Washington state, the Northwest, and around the nation has a new resource for information.
Farmworker Survey Bills Pt 1
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is urging members and others in agriculture to let your legislators know they should not be supporting SB 5996.
Farmworker Survey Bills Pt 1
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is urging members and others in agriculture to let your legislators know they should not be supporting SB 5996.
H-2A Rule Change Proposals Pt 2
Proposed changes to the H-2A Visa program, from the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security, could make life much more challenging for growers across the country.
H-2A Rule Change Proposals Pt 1
Proposed changes to the H-2A Visa program, from the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security, could make life much more challenging for growers across the country.
USDA Specialty Crop Investment Pt 2
The Department of Agriculture is investing in specialty crop farmers as the industry faces significant challenges. Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt has more.