Increase funding for floriculture research. Ensure cost savings on imports. Maintain the minimum wage. Preserve agriculture’s workforce. Forty-seven...
SAF Members Highlight Floral Industry Priorities at CAD
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Government Releases New I-9 Form
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an updated Form I-9 last week to help employers verify the identity of new...
U.S. Threatens Tariffs on All Goods from Mexico Starting Monday
In an effort to push Mexico to take steps to stem the surging tide in immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump recently announced...
President Trump Unveils Immigration Reform Plan
In a Rose Garden address, President Trump unveiled his proposal to reform America’s immigration system calling it a plan “that puts the jobs, wages...
Immigration Action in Washington
The Trump administration has announced that it will issue an additional 30,000 H-2B non-agricultural seasonal work visas in fiscal year 2019 which...
Minimum Wage Among CAD Asks for Capitol Hill
During the Society of American Florists’ 39th Annual Congressional Action Days (CAD), March 11-12, floral industry professionals will present four...
The Legislative Year Ahead
Predicting legislative actions at the beginning of a new Congress is always a highly speculative effort but this year it’s even more...
The Congressional Timetable
As Congress approaches its August recess there are only 12 legislative days left before a possible government shut down on September 30. That’s 12...
As Immigration Debate Intensifies, SAF Continues its Call for Reform
The Trump administration’s decision to enforce federal policies that result in the separation of children and parents who enter the U.S. illegally —...
Ohio Nursery Subject of ICE Raid
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested more than 100 employees at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company on Tuesday. The...
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....
CAD Participants to Ask Congress to Support Three Floral Issues
Asking Congress to protect floriculture’s workforce and invest in floral research is what nearly 100 retailers, growers, wholesalers and suppliers...
Immigration Dominates Washington
When President Trump announced in September of last year that he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in March of 2018, he...
Immigration Discussions Continue in Washington
Last year, Congress passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government running through January 19. Without the approval of new legislation to...
SAF Members Find ‘Responsive,’ ‘Interested’ Lawmakers and Staff in Washington
When 119 growers, wholesalers, retailers and suppliers gathered last week in Washington, D.C., for SAF’s 37th Annual Congressional Action Days...