What to do if there’s a strike
Walkouts last year provide lessons on how to prepare for labor unrest.
Here are some pointers for hiring H-2A workers
Panelists offer insights about federal guest worker program from several years of experience.
Free training seminars on labor laws May 8 and May 10 in central Washington
Four agencies are co-sponsoring training sessions on federal and state labor requirements for farm labor.
The training is free but seating
Apple education foundation seeks applications for ESL and citizenship programs
The Washington Apple Education Foundation, the charity of Washington’s tree fruit industry, is seeking applications for grants to programs to
Trees without fruit, pollination without bees
Pollen company joins Washington State University researcher to try planting a pollen-only orchard.
Dobashi named CEO of Wafla
Wafla, the human resources organization responsible for the bulk of Washington’s H-2A guest workers, has some new staff members, including
Tony Guisto, a young grower from Hood River, Oregon
family background/Tony grew up in a logging family in Oregon’s Hood River Valley, headed by his father, Brad Fowler, and
Report: Mexican workers accuse blueberry farm of threats, intimidation
The Seattle Times reports that a lawsuit against a major blueberry grower and recruiting company alleges that some 600 Mexican
Midsize growers will feel the squeeze
Tree fruit industry poised for consolidation, banker says.
Registration opens for February pesticide handlers course
Workers who need to renew or obtain their pesticide handlers license in Washington state can register for a training course