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Farmworker Housing Concessions Pt 2 Tuesday May 4th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. A sigh of relief for many in Washington’s ag community after a judge tosses out several provisions in the workforce housing rules at the request of ag groups. Washington Farm Bureau CEO John Stuhlmiller says it’s good news, but surprising considering agriculture is such a hazardous place to work … STUHLMILLER … “So, to say that ag is the most dangerous industry and has to be treated differently than other sectors is just kind of strange when our numbers aren’...

>> so up front here is the dinette. this converts down into a bed. we have the kitchen area here. some bunks for the kids. we love hitting the road in this thing. >> traveling america, celebrating america in their airstream. >> we felt really safe in the pandemic and we got to see some pretty amazing places across america. >> 12 states in all. florida, oregon, idaho and south dakota. their airstream, built in jackson center, ohio. the vast majority of the parts made right here in america, too. at the start of the pandemic, airstream had to lay off workers. tonight, they tell us, 400 of those w...

Washington Farm Bureau CEO John Stuhlmiller talks about a recent judge's ruling that walks back some "unworkable" emergency farmworker housing rules set by the state.

We have to be very careful as to who we're going to offer it to. and making sure those patients are ones that really have a good chance of a good benefit. >> reporter: emotions running high for nurse mary kate funaro, working in the same icu where her father, a doctor, was being treated for the virus. he's now back home, feeling better. >> unfortunately i was not able to go inside his room, didn't want to cross contaminate between other covid-19 patients and him. so i waved to him from outside the glass. >> reporter: but in new york state, the death toll reaching new heights by the day. corona...

Came flying into the room bigger than life and she jumped up on one of the bunks and said, tell me who you like here. >> reporter: was she talking about boys then? >> yeah, she was. i'm like looking at her going, who is this wild woman? >> reporter: lynn was funny and fiery and full of life. kim knew she liked lynn right away, but it was their shared spirituality that cemented their friendship. >> we both were committed to serving god, and she would just draw you in. and she cared about you. and she wanted to pray for you. she wanted to know what you needed. >> reporter: lynn was already out o...