“At AmericanHort we strongly support more funding in the 2023 Farm Bill for specialty crops including nursery plants and flowers. We appreciate Congresswoman Spanberger, and others, who are working with lawmakers on a bill to authorize funds for research automation and mechanization in specialty agriculture. Given the continued labor shortages across the agriculture sector, and our labor-intensive production, these important automation and mechanization research funds would have a material impact on the future of our specialty crops,” said Cole Mangum, Vice President Operations, Bell Nursery and Past Board Chairman of AmericanHort.