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....
At First Lady’s Luncheon, American Grown Flowers Take Center Stage
American Grown flowers were the subject of delight — and even friendly competition — for about 1,850 Congressional spouses and associates this week...
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...
Congresswoman Visits SAF Member Grower
When Rep. Julia Brownley visited The Sun Valley Group’s Oxnard, California, location on May 7, the congresswoman toured the company’s facility, met...
SAF Working to Protect Floral Innovation
The U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) needs to be modernized and updated. That’s the message SAF carried to the Senate this week during a...
IRS Imposing Fines On Businesses Over Health Coverage
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has notified more than 30,000 businesses throughout the country they are being penalized for not complying with...
Senators Send Letter Supporting Specialty Crops
A USDA program designed to help specialty crop producers, including flower and plant growers, gain access to safe, effective biological and chemical...
Legislation Introduced Recognizing Small Businesses
House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and the committee’s ranking member Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced H....
SAF Asked For Input To IRS
SAF has been asked to provide input to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the development of small business forums. The IRS is organizing forums...
Administration Rescission Package Hits Roadblocks
A White House effort to cut previously enacted spending, including that from the Omnibus spending bill signed by President Trump on March 23, has...
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...
NAFTA Deal Possible in Coming Weeks
NAFTA negotiators have made progress after seven rounds of meetings to discuss modernizing the trade agreement, and it appears there will be no...
IRS Restructuring Advances
Twelve bipartisan measures to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were approved this week by the House Ways and Means...
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...