While some elections still remain undecided, the make-up of the next Congress is becoming more clear — along with the potential path forward for the Farm Bill, an increase in funding for the... Read more
Dozens of agriculture, floriculture and horticulture companies nationwide will connect with high school students in October to showcase careers within their businesses as part of Green Caree... Read more
UPDATE as of 7/29: Last night, despite initial concerns, Leader McConnell signaled his support for the bipartisan agreement, triggering 17 Republican Senators to support the process for a bi... Read more
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington), new co-chair of the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus, will speak to SAF Congressional Action Days attendees on April 13. It’s an opportunity for the industry... Read more
The House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that will add hundreds of new agriculture inspectors to U.S. ports of entry. Earlier this month, the Society of American Florists signed a l... 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
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 via paper questionnaire is June 15. Growers... Read more
On April 12, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) released his draft text of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Chairman intends to consider the bill in the full House Agriculture... Read more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb this week announced a formal agreement betw... Read more
The deadline for American growers and ranchers to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture is fast approaching. Growers are required by law to complete and submit... Read more