While some elections still remain undecided, the make-up of the next Congress is becoming more clear — along with the potential path forward for the...
2022 Midterm Election: What It Means to the Floral Industry
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Green Career Week Calls on Industry to Showcase Jobs
Dozens of agriculture, floriculture and horticulture companies nationwide will connect with high school students in October to showcase careers...
Senate Navigates Infrastructure Package Roadblocks
UPDATE as of 7/29: Last night, despite initial concerns, Leader McConnell signaled his support for the bipartisan agreement, triggering 17...
Congressional Cut Flower Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Dan Newhouse to Speak at CAD
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington), new co-chair of the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus, will speak to SAF Congressional Action Days attendees on...
House Passes SAF-Backed Measure to Hire More Ag Inspectors
The House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that will add hundreds of new agriculture inspectors to U.S. ports of entry. Earlier this month,...
Agriculture Inspection Monitoring Fee Increases
In keeping with the scheduled fee increases noted in an October 2015 rule, the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI)Â treatment monitoring fee...
USDA Calls on Growers to Respond to Census of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling on flower growers to respond soon to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The deadline to respond...
Farm Bill Update
On April 12, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) released his draft text of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Chairman intends to...
FDA and USDA Announce Formal Agreement on Cooperation and Coordination
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb...
Growers Must Respond to Ag Census by Feb. 5
The deadline for American growers and ranchers to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture is fast approaching. Growers...
Farm Bill Being Prepared
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced the farm bill is being prepared for consideration by the full House before the...
Governor Signs California Overtime Bill
The governor of California signed a bill this week that grants agriculture workers the same right to overtime pay as other Californians. “The bill’s...
Specialty Crops Get a $36 Million Boost from USDA
New federal funding to support research important to the floriculture industry was announced last week by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack....
New Partnership to Advance ‘Major Policy Priorities’ in Washington
A new partnership between the Society of American Florists (SAF) and Cornerstone Government Affairs ensures that SAF will continue its highly...
SAF Lends Support for Funding Biotech Education
The Society of American Florists recently joined with dozens of other groups to help ensure the government has the resources to better inform the...