Scott Blumenthal, general manager of Chrysal in Doral, Florida (left), and SAF President & Chair Oscar Fernandez, director of sales for Rio...
Pressure to Push for Floriculture Research Funding Greater than Ever
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7 Tips to Promote Flowers in April for Stress Awareness Month
Stress has been top-of-mind ever since COVID hit. But you can take another opportunity to highlight the role that flowers play in reducing stress...
On Tap for CAD: Research Funding, GSP, Minimum Wage and Ag Labor
As the Biden-Harris Administration moves forward with its legislative and regulatory agenda, the Society of American Florists is making sure...
Industry Remembers SAF Hall of Fame Member Harold Wilkins
Beloved floriculture professor, Harold F. Wilkins, Ph.D., who received the Society of American Florists’ Alex Laurie Award recognizing lifetime...
New Book on ‘Friendly’ Evolution Highlights Flowers
Looking for a lighter headline to share on your social media pages? A buzzed about new book by a pair of scientists argues that friendliness is the...
Citing SAF Research, UK Publication Touts Flowers as Winter Blues Cure
British consumers proactively looking for a cure to this year’s bout of winter blues received a hot tip from the Metro publication: Buy flowers....
New University Study Proves Flowers Can Alleviate Stress
Floral industry members hear about the positive effects of flowers on customers’ lives all the time:“They brightened my day! They made me feel...
Reviewers Needed for Consumer Horticulture Proposal
Want to influence how federal research dollars are spent on Consumer Horticulture? It’s simple. Volunteer to be a reviewer of Specialty Crop...
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...
SAF Urges Congress To Support Crop Protection
SAF, along with other agricultural groups, has given its support to an effort by Sen. Bob Menedez (D-NJ) who is pressing for increased funding for...
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...
SAF Members Notch Another Win
Because members of SAF met and educated their members of Congress during SAF’s Congressional Action Days, Congress has included significant support...
SAF Members Make A Difference In Washington
As noted in the March 31, 2017 Week In Review, funding for the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI) was increased after SAF’s 2017...
Can Plants Feel and Communicate? New Research Raises Questions
Do you have some customers who truly, madly, deeply love their plants? (Ever been known to chat to flowers and plants yourself?) New research...
Paul Thomas, Ph.D., to Receive 2017 Alex Laurie Award
A renowned researcher, prolific speaker and mentor to college students is the recipient of the Society of American Florists’ (SAF) 2017 Alex Laurie...