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A Bigger NW Hort Expo Slated For Wenatchee Next Month
A Bigger NW Hort Expo Slated For Wenatchee Next Month
A Bigger NW Hort Expo Slated For Wenatchee Next Month
The 2022 Northwest Hort Expo will take place in Wenatchee, WA December 5th-7th.  Jon DeVaney, Executive Director of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, said last year’s event was a hybrid, with many speakers and government officials connected via Zoom.   “And l...
Focus On Fruit: 10/27/22
Focus On Fruit: 10/27/22
Focus On Fruit: 10/27/22
We've talked about the size of the Washington apple crop.  How does the quality look?  We put that question before Tim Kovis of the Washington state Tree Fruit Association.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquareme...
WSTFA Expects 2022 Crop To Be Over 11% Smaller
WSTFA Expects 2022 Crop To Be Over 11% Smaller
WSTFA Expects 2022 Crop To Be Over 11% Smaller
The Washington state Tree Fruit Association is out with its forecast of the 2022 crop, and numbers are down.  The full crop is projected to be 108.7 million standard forty-pound boxes of fresh apples, an 11.1% decrease from the 2021 crop.  ...
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
Over the past couple of weeks, the Washington state Tree Fruit Association has delivered air purifiers for farm workers across Central Washington.  The purifiers were delivered to the Catholic Charities of Central Washington and the Yakima Housing Authority, and distributed from there.  WS...
Washington Rolls Out New Program To Improve Ag Work Place Environment
Washington Rolls Out New Program To Improve Ag Work Place Environment
Washington Rolls Out New Program To Improve Ag Work Place Environment
In an effort to strengthen the Washington farm workforce and encourage people to seek jobs and in ag labor, and stay in ag labor, the state recently rolled out a new program designed to improve managers.  Ofelio Borges with the Washington State Department of Agriculture said currently many of the people in supervisory roles were not given the leadership training needed to ensure workers are treate
Focus On Fruit for 04/28/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/28/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/28/22
Could the worker pressures facing the non-farming community be beneficial for the Agriculture industry? We put that question before Jon DeVaney with the Washington state Tree Fruit Association. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
In today's Focus on Fruit, Jon DeVaney, Executive Director of the Washington state Tree Fruit Association talks about the latest efforts to reform the H-2A program. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
Focus On Fruit for 04/07/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/07/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/07/22
In today's Focus on Fruit, Jon DeVaney with the Washington state Tree Fruit Association takes a look at the Ag Labor situation for the season ahead. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
Focus On Fruit for 03/17/22
Focus On Fruit for 03/17/22
Focus On Fruit for 03/17/22
In today's Focus On Fruit, Jon DeVaney, Executive Director of the Washington state Tree Fruit Association, shares his thoughts on the 2022 Washington legislative session. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

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