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Washington Deep in Farm Bill Drama: A Detailed Look
Last week, the House rejected the Farm Bill (officially known as H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018) on a vote of 198 to 213. Significantly, the reason it was voted down wasn’t primarily due to anything related to the bill. It was voted down because of...
SAF to Participate in Federal Specialty Crop Research Plan
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invited SAF to represent the floral industry at a workshop to determine high-priority objectives for a new 5-year plan on specialty crop research. ARS is in the process of...
IRS Imposing Fines On Businesses Over Health Coverage
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has notified more than 30,000 businesses throughout the country they are being penalized for not complying with the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Non-compliance can range from intentionally not offering health...
SAF Working to Protect Floral Innovation
The U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) needs to be modernized and updated. That’s the message SAF carried to the Senate this week during a lobbying offensive with several other industry organizations. The PVPA was enacted in 1970 to protect the intellectual...Why Join SAF?
The Society of American Florists is the association that connects and cultivates a thriving floral community for: all participants of the U.S. floral industry and offers exciting benefits for the following types of businesses:
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