date:Apr 27, 2013
Wisconsins congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy cranberries for school lunches and other nutrition programs.
Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin points to unfavorable market conditions after a record crop, forcing some producers to struggle financially.
The USDA is being pushed to consider a purchase of 50 million pounds of cranberries.
The fruit contains significant amounts of anti-oxidants which might help prevent heart disease, cancer, urinary tract inf