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Four From Northwest Named Young Apple Leaders
Four From Northwest Named Young Apple Leaders
Four From Northwest Named Young Apple Leaders
The U.S. Apple Association recently announced its fifteen Young Apple Leaders for 2021, and four of this year’s winners come from the Pacific Northwest. The program provides each Young Apple Leader a year of mentorship and leadership training as they learn about federal regulatory and legislative apple issues. Bec ...
Worker Safety Needs To Be A Priority In Fruit Packing Houses
Worker Safety Needs To Be A Priority In Fruit Packing Houses
Worker Safety Needs To Be A Priority In Fruit Packing Houses
Since early May, workers at several fruit packing houses in the Yakima area have walked off the job, demanding additional safety protocols and equipment to protect them from coronavirus. Could the federal government get involved with fruit packing plants similar to the way COVID-19 issues at meat packing plants were handled by the Trump Administration ...
Zirkle Closing Prosser Facility
Zirkle Closing Prosser Facility
Zirkle Closing Prosser Facility
According to company officials, Zirkle Fruit Co. will close its apple packing operation in Prosser this fall.  The company said they will consolidate Prosser operations with their Selah location.  The move means roughly 300 workers in the lower Yakima Valley will lose their job, starting in October.   ...
Water Starts To Flow For Roza Irrigation
Water Starts To Flow For Roza Irrigation
Water Starts To Flow For Roza Irrigation
The 2018 irrigation season got underway for the Roza District Thursday.  Roza began Yakima River diversions into the 95 mile long main canal.  Crews also used the new reregulation reservoir north of Sunnyside for the first time Thursday.  The res...