The Trump administration's deportation push has caused turmoil within the state's farm labor workforce as federal legislation meant to improve the situation has stalled.

Washington's apple growers are looking for new markets to make up for the expected loss of business after Mexico, their biggest customer, imposed tariffs on purchases, a top trade official said.

TONASKET, Okanogan County – Ever since Eve bit the forbidden fruit, apples have held a certain mystique. They say that one a day keeps the doctor away. Billions per year keep Washington farms hopping.

WASHINGTON STATE — Apple growers in Washington are speaking out about the potential impacts to their operations amid stalled trade talks between the U.S. and Canada. Farm technology expert Arthur ...

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, a box of Cosmic Crisp apples is shown at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center in Wenatchee, Wash. The apple is a brand new ...

KENNEWICK – Washington apple growers pulled through a historic drought this spring to likely produce another record fruit crop. That is, if they have enough workers to pick them. Washington is the top ...

This story first appeared in the Washington State Standard. When organic wheat farmer Joel Huesby was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in southeast Washington, many teens sought jobs in the region's ...

Honeycrisp named second most popular apple in WA. Cosmic Crisp enters top 5 apple varieties for the first time. Labor shortages and trade tariffs could reduce harvest and strain export market.

It’s harvest time here in the Evergreen State, and we apple growers are looking at a bumper crop. But for many, that won’t be enough to stave off bankruptcy. Because as The Seattle Times correctly ...

It was a sound before it was a taste: a sharp, explosive crunch. When David Bedford took his first bite of the mystery apple in 1988, he knew he’d found gold. That syrupy-sweet and shockingly crisp ...

The Trump administration’s deportation push has roiled the state’s farm labor workforce as federal legislation meant to ...