Between tighter regulations, rising labor costs and the crackdown on immigration, farmers are on uncertain footing — ...

Tim Calhoun inspects an row of apples on his Wapato farm in October shortly after harvest. (Henry Brannan/The Columbian) WAPATO — A perfect storm of economic challenges is pushing Washington apple ...

The area is home to about a third of Washington’s 188,000 acres of apple orchards. Neat rows blur into the distance, where Mount Rainier’s foothills rise up to meet a sky that’s almost ...

TK Family Farm in Polk County, NC, has found success using precision and high-density growing techniques at its orchard that ...

The team believes installing protective solar panels at Washington's highest-value orchards could prevent sunburn among popular apple varieties, including Cosmic Crisp, Honeycrisp and Granny Smith.

Washington State farmers are facing labor shortages, with potential mass deportations under President Trump's policies. The ...