July 2003
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Changes in immigration laws could help ensure a better supply of workers and reduce federal guest worker wage rates. Click here to read the story.

Washington Awaits Ruling on New Assessment
The Washington Apple Commission (WAC) has submitted a proposal for a settlement that would allow them to continue with limited operations.

Mission of Apple Marketers Remains
the Same Despite Turmoil
Despite massive changes taking place in the national apple-marketing arena, it’s business as usual for the country’s apple promoters.

Overdue Reform: Proposed Changes to
H2A Program Could Help Growers
Farmers tired of competing for illegal workers and H2A paperwork delays could see some reform of immigration and labor laws later this year.

Rising Minimum Wage in
Washington State Concerns Growers
An initiative approved by voters in Washington state in 1998 is increasingly becoming a concern for growers.

Cider Makers Implement HACCP and
Other Safety Precautions
Apple cider makers large and small have implemented Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards and are using processes that ensure a five-log kill—100,000-fold—reduction in the number of pathogens in their products.

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