Farm and Grower Groups Urge Action on Full Farm Bill

Farm and Grower Groups Urge Action on Full Farm Bill More than 260 farm groups, including AmericanHort, are encouraging Congress to pass a comprehensive Farm Bill that fully supports specialty crops and rural communities. While recent budget legislation offered some stability, growers stressed that it cannot replace vital Farm Bill programs such as conservation, research, […]

AmericanHort Supports Callahan Nomination

AmericanHort Supports Callahan Nomination AmericanHort joined a broad coalition of agricultural groups calling on the Senate Finance Committee to swiftly confirm Dr. Julie Callahan as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Dr. Callahan’s extensive experience in global agricultural trade and proven track record in breaking down unfair barriers will be […]

AmericanHort asked to Testify During House Agriculture Committee Hearing

AmericanHort asked to Testify During House Agriculture Committee Hearing  “An Examination of the State of the Specialty Crop Industry” Michael Frantz, president of Frantz Wholesale Nursery Company LLC and past chairman of the AmericanHort advocacy committee, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture on September 16, 2025, at 10 AM ET, as a representative of the […]

USDA Reorganization: AmericanHort Urges Continuity in Critical Services

USDA Reorganization: AmericanHort Urges Continuity in Critical Services AmericanHort submitted comments to USDA on its proposed reorganization, supporting modernization efforts while emphasizing the need to protect programs vital to horticulture. We urged USDA to maintain plant health diagnostics at Building 580, sustain research at Beltsville and the U.S. National Arboretum, and preserve regional responsiveness and […]

Launches Education for Spanish Speakers

AmericanHort is excited to announce that educational training is now available in Spanish to better serve the horticulture industry’s bilingual workforce.