Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower Ismael Torres, center, a Stemilt supervisor, oversees a crew of H-2A laborers thinning Gala apples in June in Quincy, Washington. Torres has noticed H-2A workers more easily adjust to the teamwork required by platforms than local workers, who prefer to work solo on ladders. “If the group works together, they can make more money,” Torres said. <b> (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)</b>