The Seasonal Squeeze: When Fruit Meets Factory Floor When consumers bite into crisp apples or savor sweet cherries, it's easy to overlook the workers behind them.
However, for thousands of farmhands in Washington state, the end of harvest season means the beginning of unemployment – a stark reminder that even in an era of permanent products, the workforce is often anything but.
Borton & Sons, a major fruit grower, plans to release 928 farmworkers, mostly H 2A visa holders, on November 8th. This marks the end of another harvest cycle and highlights a trend within the agricultural industry.