YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington's 2025 apple crop is anticipated to match the previous record, but growers are concerned that labor shortages and market conditions may drive down the actual number of ...

Washington's 2025 apple crop is anticipated to match the previous record, but growers are concerned that labor shortages and market conditions may drive down the actual number of harvested apples, the ...

Apple growers in Washington State are preparing for a potentially record-breaking harvest this season. The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is forecasting a massive 142 million boxes of fresh ...

Washington agriculture officials are warning Vancouver-area residents to keep an eye out for a yellow-legged hornet.

Thanks to the favorable weather, the state of Washington will produce around 134 million cartons of apples this year, according to the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA). That is about 30 ...

The potential exists for a near-record apple crop in the state this fall, but picking all those apples depends on whether enough workers are available during the upcoming harvest. Officials with the ...

Washington’s red raspberry harvest was disappointing this season, hitting 55.5 million pounds, down about 6% from the previous year. “We thought that it looked good coming out of winter but several ...

YAKIMA – One of agriculture’s many challenges is that after the hard work of planting, growing and harvesting a crop is accomplished, someone still needs to buy it. Washington state and the Yakima ...

Visit a farm worker, tour a roadside fruit stand, cook with pears in the fire at Homer in Seattle. Visit with a farm worker, tour a roadside fruit stand and cook with pears in the fire at Homer in ...