Despite significant challenges, the Society of American Florists recently helped secure an additional $500,000 in funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Stati... Read more
The USDA has announced the second round of aid to assist growers with the impact of COVID-19 — and this time, the payouts will be bigger. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, or CFAP 2, wi... Read more
Time is running out for floriculture growers affected by COVID to apply for the current round of USDA aid through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Applications are due Sept. 1... Read more
In a major win for the industry’s flower growers — and the retailers, wholesalers and suppliers who depend on them — the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new guidelines making nu... Read more
As reported earlier this spring, the Society of American Florists, leading a coalition of other industry trade associations, successfully advocated for floriculture growers to receive direct... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture signaled its support for a program aimed at protecting specialty crop growers — including those in the floral industry. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Scott H... Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published the 2018 Floriculture Crops Summary — a report that came about as a direct result of lobbying by the Society of American Florists and me... Read more
The recent federal spending bill that Congress approved to fund the government included $500,000 for the publication of the Floriculture Crops Summary report, a priority issue for the floric... Read more
In keeping with the scheduled fee increases noted in an October 2015 rule, the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) treatment monitoring fee charged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’... Read more
SAF and AmericanHort Suggest Improvements to Census of Horticultural Specialties
SAF and AmericanHort submitted joint comments to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in response to its request for input about “ways to enhance the quality, utility, and cla... Read more