Your Expertise Needed: Make a Difference on the AmericanHort Board

Your Expertise Needed: Make a Difference on the AmericanHort Board Experienced Industry Members Encouraged To Apply By February 16 Deadline. The AmericanHort Board of Directors is excited to announce the application period for the 2024 Board of Directors nominations is now open. Eligible AmericanHort members are invited to submit their applications by the deadline of […]

AmericanHort cosigns letter supporting pesticide oversight at the state level

AmericanHort cosigns letter supporting pesticide oversight at the state level AmericanHort cosigned a letter to Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry; Glenn “GT” Thompson Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture; John Boozman, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; and David Scott, Ranking Member, House Committee on Agriculture, […]

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) Leadership Academy is Now Accepting Applications for The Class of 2025

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) Leadership Academy is Now Accepting Applications for The Class of 2025 COLUMBUS, OH – The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) announces the opening of the application window for the Leadership Academy Class of 2025 with completed applications due February 9, 2024. The HRI Leadership Academy offers an unparalleled opportunity for leaders […]

AmericanHort and National Christmas Tree Association filed official comments

National Christmas Tree Association filed official comments on the Department of Labor’s latest proposed changes to the H-2A AmericanHort and federal advocacy partner the National Christmas Tree Association filed official comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest proposed changes to the H-2A agricultural worker program. The comment period ended on November 14, after the […]

PPWO Files Comments on Proposed Employee Exemptions

PPWO Files Comments on Proposed Employee Exemptions The Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO), AmericanHort and 243 other organizations urged the U.S. Department of Labor to abandon the proposed 69 percent increase to the minimum salary for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption. PPWO members believe that employees and employers are best served with […]

AmericanHort Letters Addressing H-2B Program Reform

AmericanHort Letters Addressing H-2B Program Reform AmericanHort writes to Chairman Dick Durbin, Chairman Jim Jordan, Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, and Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, authors of the draft Seasonal Workforce Protection Act, to urge Congress to address H-2B reform in a way that works for our members and the H-2B program. The Letter expresses concern that […]

Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) 

Partnership To Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) and 87 organizations representing private, public, nonprofit, and educational entities sent letters to House and Senate lawmakers requesting that they urge the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to withdraw its proposed overtime pay regulations. The Department has proposed to increase the minimum salary level that […]

Letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Letter To The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency AmericanHort has recently signed on to this letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about concerns to a recently proposed herbicide use strategy. The letter highlights concern with the complexity of the proposal; the lack of compliance options for producers/applicators; the financial cost of proposed conservation practices; […]

Agriculture Workforce Coalition

Agriculture Workforce Coalition The Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), of which AmericanHort is a steering committee member, has submitted a formal letter requesting an additional 30 days to comment on the Department of Labor’s newly proposed H-2A rule, “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment.” The AWC serves as the unified voice of agriculture to […]