The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is considering banning dozens of plant groups, including...
Government Moves to Limit Myrtle, Bamboo Imports
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Agriculture Inspection Monitoring Fee Increases
In keeping with the scheduled fee increases noted in an October 2015 rule, the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) treatment monitoring fee...
APHIS Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual Revised
The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has revised the Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual. The Costa Rica Lilium and...
USDA Changing the Way it Looks at Plants-for-Planting Imports
For decades, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has evaluated a subset (about 2 percent)...
APHIS Finalizes Rule For Imported Plants for Planting
SAF has learned that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be publishing a rule on Monday, March 19th that will have a large...
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...
Importation of Dendrobium spp. Orchid Plants From Taiwan Allowed
On January 30, 2018, The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it finalized a rule to...
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...
SAF Member Talks Regulations, Research Funding with Influential D.C. Decision-Makers
“Groups working together can make a difference.” That was a major takeaway for Jamie Kitz, key account manager with Sakata Ornamentals in Salinas,...
Industry Representatives Meet with USDA-APHIS
Representatives from SAF and AmericanHort met last week with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection...
Growers Respond to News of Genetically Engineered Petunias in the Market
News that several varieties of genetically engineered (GE) petunias had been imported into the U.S. without proper authorization from the government...
USDA Responds to Quarantine Fee Questions
In response to questions about new user fees for agricultural quarantine inspections (AQI) released last December, the U.S. Department of...
SAF Work with APHIS on Geraniums, Certification, Farm Bill Funds
Continuing the strong emphasis on collaboration and communication between the floral industry and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...