The USDA has announced the second round of aid to assist growers with the impact of COVID-19 — and this time, the payouts will be bigger. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, or CFAP 2, will provide producers with financial assistance to absorb some of the increased...
Time is running out for floriculture growers affected by COVID to apply for the current round of USDA aid through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Applications are due Sept. 11. Last month, in a major win for the industry’s flower growers — and the...
As reported in last week’s SAF Now, voting is open for the Society of American Florists’ Growers, Wholesalers and Retailers Councils. Learn more about the candidates and cast your votes. All ballots must be cast, or received at SAF headquarters, by midnight on Aug....
In a major win for the industry’s flower growers — and the retailers, wholesalers and suppliers who depend on them — the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new guidelines making nursery crop and cut flower farms eligible for financial aid from the...
As reported earlier this spring, the Society of American Florists, leading a coalition of other industry trade associations, successfully advocated for floriculture growers to receive direct aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although the USDA released...
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