Focus On Fruit: AEWR’s Impact On The Local Industry

Focus On Fruit: AEWR’s Impact On The Local Industry

Photo: April Clayton

In late 2025, the Trump Administration announced changes to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, better known as the AEWR.  We asked Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association what impact this change could have to local growers and workers.

 

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Filed Under: AEWR, ag labor, farm labor, Focus On Fruit, jon devaney, washington state tree fruit association
Categories: Tree Fruit

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