The USDA has announced that direct cranberry grower payments under the Market Facilitation Program for tariff relief have opened as of Monday, July 29, 2019. Sign-up for the program goes through December 6, 2019. The first step is for growers to fill out an application with USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Growers should call their…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that cranberry growers recently voted to continue their federal marketing order program for Cranberries Grown in States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York. In the referendum held May 6-28, 2019, 79 percent…
What do cranberries and rowers have in common? They both float, of course! And beginning this summer, the Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) is pleased to be teaming up with USRowing to provide their athletes with access to America’s Original Superfruit®. The CMC has been supplying USRowing’s elite athletes with snack-sized packets of dried cranberries…
Calling all cran fans, it’s giveaway time! We are giving away some #AllAmeriCRAN summer swag over on Instagram. Follow @uscranberries, like the contest post and tag a friend to enter. Winners will be announced weekly until August 31. Good luck! #cookingwithcranberries #cranfan #uscranberries Download full contest rules here.
The Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) recently partnered with University of Rhode Island’s Nutrition & Food Sciences Department for a cranberry-themed cooking competition among Scientific Principles of Food students. Over the course of three lab sessions, 30 students created 11 mouth-watering appetizers. From Cranberry-Jalapeno Salsa, Cranorange Crostinis, and Cranberry Chia Jam to Cranberry Brussels Sprout…
When the temps heat up, home cooks look for lighter, more refreshing food and drinks that still pack a nutritional punch. America’s Original Superfruit(R), the cranberry, is just the thing — a tangy fruit that adds flavorful zing to sweet and savory recipes. Available dried, frozen, as juice or sauce, cranberries are a good source…
