Night Shifts Can Protect Farmworkers from Blistering Heat, but They Bring Risks
Workers have taken to nocturnal harvesting schedules to avoid soaring daytime temperatures. Experts say more data, and more protections, are necessary.
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Workers have taken to nocturnal harvesting schedules to avoid soaring daytime temperatures. Experts say more data, and more protections, are necessary.
Getting our tree fruit to foreign markets should be at least a little easier this year than it has been the past few years.
Quite the lineup of speakers for this year's WSTFA Annual Meeting and Hort Show December 4-6 in the Tri Cities.
Fall harvest is in full swing for northwest apples and pears, and, as WSTFA President Jon DeVaney reports, things are looking much better than last year.
Getting our tree fruit to foreign markets should be at least a little easier this year than it has been the past few years.