USApple Awards Rensselaer City School District with Apples4Ed Grant

April 30, 2019 USApple

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.

USApple Awards Baltimore School with Apples4Ed Grant

April 29, 2019 U.S. Apple Association

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.

USApple: EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” List is Inaccurate and Harmful

March 20, 2019 U.S. Apple Association

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is calling the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list, released today, both “inaccurate” and “harmful” to Americans. 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.

Statement by Jim Bair, President & CEO U.S. Apple Association Re: State of the Union Trade Message

February 6, 2019 U.S. Apple Association

“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.”

USApple Selects 2019 Young Apple Leaders

January 25, 2019 The U.S. Apple Association

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today announced its class of 2019 Young Apple Leaders. Twenty-two 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 apple industry.