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US Labor Secretary Touts Changes to Agricultural Visa Program During New Mexico Visit
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US Labor Secretary Touts Changes to Agricultural Visa Program During New Mexico Visit

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SANTA FE — President Donald Trump’s labor secretary told western governors Tuesday her office is working to streamline the handling of agricultural visas amid a backlog of applications.See the Story
New “mixed bag” prevailing wages for Washington published - Good Fruit Grower
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New “mixed bag” prevailing wages for Washington published - Good Fruit Grower

The recent publication of new prevailing wages — based on state surveys subject to ongoing litigation — raises piece rates for some cherry harvest activities but eliminates those for apple harvest. Piece rates for some cherry harvest activities went up as much as 28 percent.  The U.S. Department of Labor provided informal guidance that said the rates it published on June 19 don’t take effect for H-2A employers with existing contracts until they …Read Article
Washington State University to host Sunrise research field day July 24 - Good Fruit Grower
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Washington State University to host Sunrise research field day July 24 - Good Fruit Grower

On July 24, Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wenatchee-based scientists will host the tree fruit industry for a field day at Sunrise Research Farm. The event will feature stations on rootstocks, soil health, ground cover management, X-disease, WA 38, codling moth management and sunburn physiology.  The field day will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Sunrise Research Farm, located at 114 Sunrise Ct. in Rock Isla…Read Article

Palmetto State peach patrons - Good Fruit Grower

Mechanical blossom thinning of peaches at Lewis Farm in New Era, Michigan, on May 12. Attached to a forklift tractor, the Peach Blossom Thinner, manufactured by Phil Brown Welding, rotates ropes to knock blossoms off the trees. Grower Scott Lewis said crews follow with hand-thinning of fruitlets later in the season. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower) When Michigan processing peach growers lost their home-state buyer a few years ago, they found a…Agriculture · Ridge SpringRead Article

US (CA): Celebrating National Fruits and Vegetables Month by aiding growers

As the country celebrates National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month this June, the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting the farmers behind the produce — and the power of farming to change lives. Located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, ALBA offers land-based education…Education · SalinasSee the Story

AI targeting Honeycrisp heat stress - Good Fruit Grower

From a single image such as this one, at left, of a Honeycrisp taken in July 2022, the app will measure fruit surface temperature, center, and fruit color development, right. (Courtesy Nipun Thennakoon/Washington State University) Researchers at Washington State University are testing a beta version of a new app that uses weather data to forecast apple sunburn risk. They want growers to try out the app this season and maybe even help improve it.…Artificial Intelligence · ProsserRead Article

Table grapes with a twist - Good Fruit Grower

Oh My, a seedless muscadine from Gardens Alive. Bred by private breeder Jeff Bloodworth, it’s the first of what might be many seedless muscadines in the Eastern table grape market. (Courtesy Jen Nova/Gardens Alive) When U.S. consumers think of table grapes, they envision the large, crisp, seedless grapes they buy in bunches at the grocery store, most of which are grown in California or Central and South America.  But some consumers buy table gra…California, United States · CaliforniaRead Article

Cornerstone Ranches responds to Washington state’s H-2A discrimination lawsuit - Good Fruit Grower

A tree fruit and hops grower in Washington’s Yakima Valley disputes allegations made by the state that claim the farm violated civil rights by offering better wages and duties to H-2A employees than to domestic workers. --> Related: A three-for-all approach to orchard systems Cornerstone Ranches, a grower of apples and hops near Toppenish, said in a statement on June 24 that a lawsuit by the Washingto…Wages · YakimaRead Article

How to wash a pear tree - Good Fruit Grower

Overhead sprinklers rinse away pear psylla honeydew in a Leavenworth, Washington, orchard in June 2023. This grower is washing the best way, using sprinklers above the canopy and starting early in the season, according to research into best practices. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Wash early, wash often, wash from overhead, and use lots of water. “More water is always better,” said Rob Curtiss of Washington State University. The entomology res…Leavenworth, Washington · LeavenworthRead Article

Washington Cherry Growers Struggle to Find Pickers

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Agricultural climate creep - Good Fruit Grower

Fifty years from now, Michigan will be New Jersey. In other words: If current patterns continue, Michigan’s climate in five decades will look a lot like New Jersey’s climate today.  Does that mean the Lake Michigan coast will turn into the Jersey Shore? Perhaps. But that’s outside the scope of this magazine. From a fruit grower’s perspective, it means Michigan should continue to be able to grow the same crops it grows now, despite the uncertaint…Michigan · MichiganRead Article

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