Reaching the Hispanic market
Victor Palencia, winemaker at Willow Crest Winery, believes there is an untapped market for Washington wines in the Latino segment
Making piece rate work
Facing rising labor costs and a shrinking pool of workers, Yakima Valley Orchards has been studying its options. Last summer,
From vineyard to winery
Victor Palencia is likely the youngest winemaker in the Pacific Northwest, hired as assistant winemaker before he was legally old
Labor shortages might worsen
West Coast tree fruit producers dodged a bullet this year. In Washington, hailstorms that shrank the crops and cool fall
New AVA boasts fine wine, not snakes
An inside view of grapes grown on the Lyre trellis system at the Outlook Vineyard. Yields can be increased with
Storing Honeycrisp
As production of Honeycrisp increases, the apple industry will need to know how best to store the variety, Dr. Dana
H-2A provides a reliable work force
Rob Valicoff used H-2A guest workers for the first time this year, hoping to ensure a legal work force and
Companies help farmers
Mollie Hollibough has set up a new company to help growers recruit H-2A workers. Photo by Nanette Lee.
Sticker shows apple maturity
Robert Klein’s sticker turns color as an apple ripens. A thumbnail-sized white sticker that turns blue as the fruit to
Do guest workers pencil out?
Is an employer better off trying to recruit workers at the orchard or bringing in guest workers through the federal