USApple Elects Brett Baker as Board Chair for 2024-2025 Term 

Raised on a fruit and vegetable farm in Ransomville, New York, Baker follows a unique legacy – both in the apple business and in this esteemed industry leadership role. Baker’s father, Paul Baker, was chair of USApple in 1989.

USApple’s 2023-24 Apples4Ed Grant Winners Announced

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) has awarded Apples4Ed grants to five schools from around the nation for the 2023-24 school year. Each $5,000 grant will support initiatives that expose students to a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and teach students about healthy eating habits.

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USApple Meets with Secretary of Agriculture and Acting Secretary of Labor

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) met with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and the Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su. The meeting centered around agricultural labor. USApple’s President and CEO, Jim Bair, and Senior Vice President, Diane Kurrle, attended the meeting alongside other agriculture trade associations.

EPA’s Senior Agriculture Advisor Visits Fruit Tree Research Station with USApple and Growers

Much of the research happening at the Research Station has implications for finding resistance to diseases like fire blight – a bacterial disease that can very quickly wipe out entire apple orchards. Other research on greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities in orchards could be key to serving as another agriculture-based solution to address climate change.

USApple Board Meets with Agriculture Secretary to Discuss Trade, Ag Labor

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The U.S. Apple Association’s Board of Directors met this morning with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and key members of his senior leadership team at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Discussion of market access, agriculture labor, and renewal of the farm bill were on the agenda.