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Livingston, Mont. (May 8, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded the last of its 2019 Apples4Ed grants to Livingston, Mont. school Winans Elementary. The $4,000 grant will provide funding for students to participate in monthly cookery and curriculum lessons on healthy snacking. Following Montana State University’s Harvest of the Month (HOM) program, students will learn about … Continued
Flint, Mich. (May 7, 2019)—At a celebratory event today at the Michigan School for the Deaf, which included Gary McDowell, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) awarded students with a $4,000 Apples4Ed grant. The Michigan school was selected from numerous nationwide applications for its proposal to … Continued
Milwaukee, Wisc. (May 2, 2019)—The Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (NOVA) in Milwaukee has been awarded an Apples4Ed grant by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) to provide funding for the creation of a student-managed agricultural area at the school. The $4,000 grant is one of five being given this year by USApple to help schools provide … Continued
Rennselaer, N.Y. (April 29, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to the Rensselaer City School District as part of its 2019 Apples4Ed program. The grant will provide funding for the school district to create a healthy snacking program that encourages student participation in physical activity. “The Rensselaer City School District really … Continued
Baltimore, Md. (April 26, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to Baltimore’s Robert W. Coleman Elementary as part of its 2019 Apples4Ed program. The grant will provide approximately 200 ‘weekend survival’ food-filled backpacks to its homeless student population. “Receiving numerous applications from across the country, Robert W. Coleman Elementary really stood … Continued
Falls Church, Va., (March 20, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is calling the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list, released today, both “harmful” and “wrong.” The report, issued annually, offers consumers an extremely biased view of various fruits and vegetables to avoid based on misleading and flawed reporting by the activist group. “Mom was almost … Continued
Washington, DC (March 13, 2019)—More than 90 apple growers from across the nation met Wednesday in Washington, DC, to take part in the U.S. Apple Association’s (USApple) annual Capitol Hill Day. Meeting with more than 100 legislative offices during the fly-in, they expressed their support and concerns for priority issues like ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada … Continued
“The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) welcomes President Trump’s State of the Union remarks on the importance of trade, especially as it pertains to the agriculture sector. With more than 30 percent of fresh apples destined for overseas markets, trade policies play a critical role in the health of the apple industry. “Mexico and Canada are … Continued
Jan. 23, 2019 (FALLS CHURCH, Va.) – The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today announced its class of 2019 Young Apple Leaders. Twenty-one accomplished and aspiring young women and men were selected by the organization to join with, and learn from, USApple leaders as they advocate on important issues impacting growers and the $15 billion per year … Continued
