The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that could drastically inhibit the ability to protect crops from pests and disease — and the Society of American Florists is on th... Read more
The U.S. floriculture industry saw a 4.2 percent increase in sales last year over 2021, while cut flower sales fell, as did the number of floriculture producers and acreage in production, ac... Read more
Supply chain bottlenecks, the impact of climate change on crops and inflation are all reasons why couples should work closely with florists. That was the among the advice offered by the popu... Read more
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invited SAF to represent the floral industry at a workshop to determine high-priority objectives for... Read more
New federal funding to support research important to the floriculture industry was announced last week by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Nineteen projects totaling $36.5 million funde... Read more
