yakima valley apple growers

(AP)-Washington apple growers are enjoying high prices for what looks like a record crop. The state crop is projected at nearly 121 million boxes. The previous record was 109 million boxes shipped in the 2010-2011 marketing season. A box weighs 40 pounds...

Apple farmers in the Yakima Valley are in a hurry to pick their fruit before freezing conditions come in tonight. Orchards are full of pickers trying to save as much fruit as they can. They are mostly pink lady apples.
 Weather forecasters expect temperatures to drop down into the twenties overnight for the rest of the week...