HRI Leadership Academy Announces 2025 Class Members

HRI Leadership Academy Announces 2025 Class Members The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the AmericanHort Foundation, announces eleven new class members for the 2025 HRI Leadership Academy. The class will be introduced at Cultivate’24 being held July 13-16, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. This will be the third class to complete […]

AmericanHort Calls for Reforms to EPA’s IRIS Program in FY2025 Appropriations

AmericanHort Calls for Reforms to EPA’s IRIS Program in FY2025 Appropriations AmericanHort, along with 40 industry stakeholders, is urging both the House and Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to address significant concerns with the EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bill. This letter highlights issues […]

H-2B Coalition Disappointed with House Rules Committee Pulling Out a Bipartisan Provision

H-2B Coalition Disappointed with House Rules Committee Pulling Out a Bipartisan Provision The H-2B Workforce Coalition, of which AmericanHort is on the Steering Committee, expressed deep disappointment as a bipartisan amendment to the FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill was removed without notice, and sent the attached letter voicing our frustration with the […]

Organizations Pen Letter to President Biden over Port Labor Negotiations

Organizations Pen Letter to President Biden over Port Labor Negotiations AmericanHort joined over 150 organizations representing stakeholders across the supply chain in urging the administration to intervene in labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance. The current contract, covering East and Gulf Coast ports, is due to expire […]

AmericanHort Encourages House and Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership to Reauthorize the FIFRA Interagency Work Group in 2024 Farm Bill

AmericanHort Encourages House and Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership to Reauthorize the FIFRA Interagency Work Group in 2024 Farm Bill AmericanHort joined over 30 agriculture organizations in sending a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees in support of the reauthorization of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act […]

AmericanHort Introduces 2024-2025 Board Members and Executive Officers

AmericanHort Introduces 2024-2025 Board Members and Executive Officers AmericanHort is pleased to announce the addition of three new industry leaders to its board of directors, along with a new slate of board officers for the coming year. “We are honored to welcome these respected industry professionals to the AmericanHort board, where their knowledge and experience […]

AmericanHort Advocates for Practical EPA Formaldehyde Regulations to Protect Fertilizer Production

AmericanHort Advocates for Practical EPA Formaldehyde Regulations to Protect Fertilizer Production AmericanHort, along with 14 other industry stakeholders, submitted comments to the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Michal Freedhoff, PhD, addressing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is essential in the production of […]

AmericanHort Requests an Extension on Overtime Rule

AmericanHort joined over 80 organizations urging the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to postpone the implementation of the first increase to the minimum salary threshold under the new final rule altering overtime regulations.