This week SAF joined a coalition of agricultural interest groups in sending a letter to U.S. Senate leadership urging action on immigration reform. In March, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgrin...
When the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) expired at the end of 2020, American companies – including many in the floral industry — lost access to a trade preferences program that lowers tariffs on imported goods and promotes global economic development....
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are most likely to impact you and your business – and how? What is SAF doing about it? In this ongoing series, SAF senior...
Ten days of protests sparked by a controversial proposal for tax reform began by causing minor delays in flower shipments from some farms in Colombia but, as reported in last week’s SAF Now, did not seriously disrupt the initial flow of cut flowers and foliage for...
Increase funding for floriculture research. Ensure cost savings on imports. Maintain the minimum wage. Preserve agriculture’s workforce. Forty-seven SAF members “zoomed in” to Washington, D.C., via their laptops during last week’s Congressional Action Days, ready to...
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