A new video series from USA Pears/Pear Bureau Northwest gives consumers a close up look at the work and the beauty of the pear harvest.

Truck rates are in the passing lane.

Warning about cybersecurity concerns and the prospect of higher truck rates, a coalition of truck operators and drivers opposed to the Dec. 18 electronic logging device mandate gathered in protest across the country.

Truckers carrying fresh produce and other agricultural commodities have been given a 90-day temporary waiver from Electronic Logging Device rule mandate that will be implemented Dec. 18.

Tight truck availability — a problem that may grow with mandates for electronic devices that log hours of service — is one of the few negatives for Red River Valley potato grower-shippers this year.

The planned implementation of the Department of Transportation’s Electronic Logging Device requirements in mid-December for truckers may force out some of the industry’s best truck drivers. 

With industry advocates hopeful of committee approval, the Agriculture Workforce Act was being considered Oct. 24 by the House Judiciary Committee.

Pasadena, Calif.-based Sun Pacific has upgraded three packing lines in its Maricopa Cuties packing facility to Compac’s Spectrim platform.

CORRECTED: Trying to eliminate some of the uncertainty in the labor market, more Northwest fruit growers are using guest agricultural workers supplied through the H-2A program.

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Mexico by far is the most important supplier of fresh produce to the U.S., accounting for 69% of U.S. fresh vegetable import value and 37% of U.S. fresh fruit