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Washington State Tree Fruit Associations Tim Kovis says the recent patch of cold weather was a mixed bag for growers who will be keeping an eye on their orchards for possible damage.

Washington State Tree Fruit Associations Tim Kovis says the recent patch of cold weather was a mixed bag for growers who will be keeping an eye on their orchards for possible damage.

WENATCHEE — After initial optimism that this year’s Washington apple harvest could exceed last year’s crop, current estimates suggest a dip in production.

Heat waves, late-spring frosts and more unpredictable climate swings have taken a toll on the crop

A federal judge in California has issued an injunction stopping a minimum wage freeze for H-2A-visa agricultural foreign guestworkers and ordering the U.S. Department of Labor to use previously established methodology to set minimum wages for 2021. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd, a 2015 Obama appointee in the court’s eastern district in Fresno, granted the injunction Dec. 23 saying it is likely the plaintiff, the United Farm Workers union, will prevail on its assertion that DOL violated...