Coronavirus coverage from Good Fruit Grower
States issue more coronavirus farming rules
Disinfecting high-touch surfaces several times a day is among new agricultural mandates from Washington Gov.
Prengaman: 2020 revision
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Marketing pears in a pandemic
The Pear Bureau Northwest’s annual meeting featured updates on marketing pivots and planning for the season ahead.
2020 USApple Outlook will be held virtually
The U.S. Apple Association will shift its Outlook 2020 Conference to a virtual event, still
United Fresh and Cornell University offer crisis leadership course
United Fresh announced in a news release a new United Fresh and Cornell University Executive
Apple, pear growers eligible for USDA pandemic relief fund
Tree fruit industry groups seek clarity on eligibility details for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Developing digital demand
Marketers scramble to create online impulse shopping for cherries post-coronavirus.
Two Washington shippers start making Farmers to Families food boxes
USDA coronavirus response program offers contracts to distributors to supply nonprofits directly, benefiting both growers and families in need.
Washington allows bunk beds during pandemic
Bunk beds in Washington are still in. The state Department of Labor and Industries issued
Thurlby: A cherry market that no one has ever seen
Pandemic pressures push cherry promotions to quickly adapt to online shopping and digital marketing, but Northwest Cherry Growers is up to the challenge.
Tree fruit groups respond to walkouts with crisis management advice
Tree fruit industry associations issued advice late Tuesday to production companies after workers at a
Washington provides free masks for farmworkers
The state of Washington is giving out 50,000 free cloth masks for farmworkers through agricultural
Oregon delays pandemic rules enforcement
Action on bunk-bed ban postponed until June 1.
Pandemic puts labor in limbo
Canadian growers have relied on international farmworkers for decades, but the pandemic put the program in jeopardy.
Farmers prepare for housing during pandemic
Farm employer advice regarding the coronavirus rolls out as growers prepare for seasonal labor housing.
Farm market sales go on with social distancing
Farm markets adapt to pandemic measures.
Oregon issues pandemic farming rules
Emergency regs ban bunk beds in worker housing.
Coronavirus slows H-2A visas
U.S. State Department seeks middle ground to allow some seasonal ag workers.
Coronavirus uncertainty rattles the fruit industry
Coronavirus updates posted 04/12/2020 through 04/27/2020.