The defendants named in the lawsuit include Larson Orchards and Wafla, an Olympia-based organization that assists growers in bringing H-2A farmworkers to the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington apple farmers brace for impact after Mexico imposes tariffs on U.S. imports
Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. products days after U.S.-imposed tariffs on Mexican products went into effect. Washington exports up to $250 million worth of apples...
As U.S. ponders tariffs against China, soybean growers — and farm communities — worry they’ll be collateral damage
Many in farm country have been troubled by the on-again, off-again talk of tariffs and counter-tariffs between the U.S. and China. “It’s disheartening that a...
People, power costs keep indoor farming down to Earth
More than 30 high-tech companies from the U.S. to Singapore are hoping to turn indoor farming into a major future food source, if only they...
Farmworkers need to be paid for more than just picking the crops, says Washington Supreme Court
The ruling’s practical effect is far from clear. The plaintiffs’ attorney says it will raise the pay of thousands of people who work in the...
The economy is booming, so why can’t U.S. grocers hike prices?
Concern about companies’ inability to raise prices has spread from the board room to the halls of government.
Solar panels on farmland? In Central Washington, that stirs a fight.
Gov. Jay Inslee will decide whether Washington’s first solar farm should go on crop land in Kittitas County. The plan to convert prime agricultural acreage...