Skyler Simnett

Efforts Continue To Use Machines During Fruit & Vegetable Harvest
Efforts Continue To Use Machines During Fruit & Vegetable Harvest
Efforts Continue To Use Machines During Fruit & Vegetable Harvest
Thanks to increasing labor costs, more and more fruit and vegetable growers are looking to rely on mechanical aid when it comes to harvest and improving efficiencies.   “A good example is in the Washington state apple industry growers are using platforms now where there are teams of workers could ride on the platform between orchard rows and move up and down that we don't have to lug around ladder
Study: High Labor Costs Impacting Produce Growers
Study: High Labor Costs Impacting Produce Growers
Study: High Labor Costs Impacting Produce Growers
Ask anyone in the tree fruit, berry or vegetable industries, they’ll tell you all about the high labor costs associated with their labor-intensive commodities.  A recent USDA study looked at those costs and what can be done to help producers with their bottom line.   “There...