The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has revised the Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual. The Costa Rica Lilium and...
APHIS Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual Revised
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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)...
In a Victory for Floral Industry, USDA to Publish 2018 Floriculture Crops Report
A key government report that provides critical data on floral industry products will be published in 2018 after a two-year hiatus. The U.S....
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...
More Progress On Floriculture Industry Priorities
Like the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI), requests by SAF and CAD attendees for the continued publication of the Floriculture...
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...
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...
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...
USDA Requests Grower Input
Hoping to find ways to improve its “customer service and remove unintended barriers” to participation in its programs, the U.S. Department of...
USDA Accepting Research Suggestions on Specialty Crop Pest and Diseases
From July 11 through August 19, 2016, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will accept suggestions for research projects to...