The Society of American Florists is planning to take its federal advocacy work—and its annual legislative fly-in event, Congressional Action Days...
SAF Elevates 2024 Advocacy Presence
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Government Relations
Washington Fundraiser Gives $20,000 Boost to SAFPAC
Attendees descending on Washington, D.C. last week for SAF’s Congressional Action Days showed their support for the association’s year-round...
Floral Pros ‘Show Off’ Size, Global Scope of Industry
Growers, wholesalers, retail florists and others with ties to the industry met with 70 congressional offices in Washington, D.C. on March 21 during...
SAF’s Advocacy Priorities: Renew the Farm Bill
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are...
SAF’s Advocacy Priorities: Renewing GSP
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are...
SAF’s Advocacy Priorities: Preserve Agriculture’s Workforce
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are...
SAF’s Advocacy Priorities: Protect Floriculture Research Funding Increase
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. Which issues are...
Bring Industry Priorities to Washington
Preserving a hard-fought increase in floriculture research funding dollars. Price certainty for fresh floral...
Join Your Peers in D.C. to Protect Industry Funding
The floral industry scored a victory this year with an additional $1 million annually for floriculture research, thanks to SAF’s advocacy efforts....
SAF Advocacy Push Secures Additional $1 Million for Floriculture Research
The floral industry will have an additional $1 million annually for floriculture research, thanks to SAF’s advocacy efforts. SAF’s members pushed...
Pendulum Swings Back on Independent Contractor Rules
If you have independent contractors on your payroll, it soon might be easier for those workers to claim “employee” status — and the benefits, such...
Senate Approves $1.5 Million Increase for Floriculture Research
Momentum is building for the industry to secure one of the largest funding increases in the history of the Floriculture Nursery & Research...
House Supports $1 Million Increase for Floriculture Research
The industry is one step closer to securing a big increase in floriculture research funding after the House announced it is in favor of a $1 million...
SAF Pushes Back on Potential Overtime Rule Changes
With current workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation pushing business operational costs higher, the Society of American...
Momentum Builds for FNRI Funding Increase
As Congress weighs budget priorities for 2023, the industry is “well positioned” to receive support for a funding increase for floriculture...