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Washington State Tree Fruit Association president Jon DeVaney talks to us about this year's apple estimates that were hampered some by extreme heat and drought.

Washington farmworkers must be provided with smoke-filtering masks when air quality reaches the threshold that federal regulators consider "unhealthy" for the public, the state Department of Labor and Industries says. The emergency rule went into effect July 16, though L&I investigators won't begin enforcing it until July 23, department spokeswoman Dina Lorraine said. L&I pulled back from an earlier proposal to enforce a mask rule at an air-quality level the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, except for people unusually sensitive to smoke. Instead, L&I adopted California's ...

The second round of cherry estimates are in and things are looking pretty good with harvest set to begin June 1st.

Washington State Tree Fruit Association president Jon DeVaney tells us what the CDC's mask and social distancing changes could mean for vaccinated workers.

Harvest & COVID Changes Pt 1 Monday May 24th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Since the CDC announced that anyone who is fully vaccinated doesn’t have to wear a mask or practice social distancing, many businesses, including agriculture began expecting, or at least looking for, changes in COVID restrictions. Washington State Tree Fruit Association president, Jon DeVaney says we’re waiting… DeVANEY … “It has been frustrating to say, well congratulations you’re vaccinated, nothing changes. It was a hard message to tell people. And so, now to be a...