Newhouse Pursues Legislation to Stabilize Washington Farm Workforce

Newhouse pursues legislation to stabilize Washington farm workforce

Washington state’s robust tree-fruit industry could soon be at a breaking point: According to Mark Powers of the Northwest Horticultural Council, the state’s agricultural industry as a whole is contending with enormous ongoing challenges, from adverse weather conditions to reduced crop yields year over year. According to a survey conducted by the Northwest Horticultural Council, tree-fruit growers indicated the cost of agricultural labor for gro…

Growing uncertainty for tree fruit producers - Good Fruit Grower

From left, growers Joel Crist, Patrick Dorsing, Justin Finkler and Chalmers Carr discuss economic decision-making during the International Fruit Tree Association’s winter conference in Rochester, New York, in February. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower) Related: Longtime growers share a moment of reckoning on the road to resilience How are fruit growers making economic decisions in 2025? Very carefully.A pa…