Stress has been top-of-mind ever since COVID hit. But you can take another opportunity to highlight the role that flowers play in reducing stress during Stress Awareness month next month. St... Read more
As the Biden-Harris Administration moves forward with its legislative and regulatory agenda, the Society of American Florists is making sure floriculture’s needs are heard loud and clear. On... Read more
Beloved floriculture professor, Harold F. Wilkins, Ph.D., who received the Society of American Florists’ Alex Laurie Award recognizing lifetime research achievement, as well as the industry’... Read more
Looking for a lighter headline to share on your social media pages? A buzzed about new book by a pair of scientists argues that friendliness is the true key to evolutionary success — and poi... Read more
British consumers proactively looking for a cure to this year’s bout of winter blues received a hot tip from the Metro publication: Buy flowers. Citing Society of American Florists’ research... Read more
Floral industry members hear about the positive effects of flowers on customers’ lives all the time:“They brightened my day! They made me feel happy!” Now, new study findings have proven tha... Read more
Want to influence how federal research dollars are spent on Consumer Horticulture? It’s simple. Volunteer to be a reviewer of Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) proposals. Anyone who... 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
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 the Minor Crop Pest Management Program Inte... 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
