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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower MAY 1, 2016 3 www.goodfruit.com The essential resource for growers Centerpiece 24 The spray team Washington teaching team leads the nation in preparing workers for safe use of pesticides. Good to Know 28 Better ways to spray WSU Extension specialist has five tips to help limit pesticide drift. Labor 8 Homes away from home Growers bringing in H-2A and other workers are turning to new facilities for housing needs. 10 H-2A housing changes New regulations are causing delays for arriving workers and anxious growers. 12 Avoiding H-2A headaches Use a licensed contractor and document everything: 12 tips from labor expert. 14 Healthy workers How companies are saving on health costs with on-site health care for employees. 17 Ag tech Washington school offers new program for ag equipment technicians. 18 Inspired by WAFLA Michigan brings in workers by following in footsteps of Washington's labor program. 20 Technology and labor It can be a challenge for small growers with limited budgets to go the tech route. 22 Caribbean to Canada Successful Canadian farm labor program reaches 50-year milestone. TJ Mullinax/Good FruiT Grower Orchard workers attend a spray application training in Naches, Washington, in March. The session is one of several training workshops and hands-on sessions presented coopera- tively by state agencies, Washington State University and agriculture groups. For more on the program, turn to page 24.