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AmericanHort Joins More Than 250 Organizations in Calling for a Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill

AmericanHort Joins More Than 250 Organizations in Calling for a Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill AmericanHort, along with state horticultural associations, joined more than 250 agricultural organizations in a coalition led by the American Farm Bureau Federation urging the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance a bipartisan Farm Bill. The coalition emphasized the importance of enacting legislation […]

AmericanHort Joins Letter Supporting Farm Bill Momentum and Science-Based Pesticide Regulation

AmericanHort Joins Letter Supporting Farm Bill Momentum and Science-Based Pesticide Regulation AmericanHort joined industry partners in a letter applauding the Senate Agriculture Committee’s progress on the 2026 Farm Bill. The letter urges lawmakers to protect the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Co. v. Durnell ruling, which keeps pesticide labeling under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act […]

AmericanHort Joins Amicus Brief in DOL Case

AmericanHort Joins Amicus Brief in DOL Case AmericanHort joined the National Council of Agriculture Employers, Southeastern Legal Foundation, and other agricultural organizations in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to curb the Department of Labor’s (DOL) use of in-house tribunals in H-2A enforcement. In DOL v. Sun Valley Orchards, a family farm faced roughly $550,000 in […]

Ag Groups Send Letter to House Leadership: Pass $12 Billion in Farm Relief Now

Ag Groups Send Letter to House Leadership: Pass $12 Billion in Farm Relief Now AmericanHort joined nearly 50 agricultural organizations in urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) to include at least $12 billion in economic relief for agriculture in the House reconciliation package. The White House has requested that Congress […]

AG Groups Backs Sonderling for Labor Secretary

AG Groups Backs Sonderling for Labor Secretary AmericanHort joined more than 45 agricultural organizations in sending a letter to Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee leaders urging swift confirmation of Keith E. Sonderling as Secretary of Labor. The coalition cited Sonderling’s hands-on experience with the H-2A program and his record of regulatory relief […]

AmericanHort Joins Organizations in Support of the BUILD America 250 Act

AmericanHort Joins Organizations in Support of the BUILD America 250 Act AmericanHort joined a coalition of organizations urging the House to quickly advance the BUILD America 250 Act before current surface transportation law expires on September 30. The bill would provide long-term federal investment in highways, bridges, transit, freight networks, and safety programs, while also […]

AmericanHort Joins Coalition in Requesting 90-Day Extension for EPA Draft Fungicide Strategy Comment Period

AmericanHort Joins Coalition in Requesting 90-Day Extension for EPA Draft Fungicide Strategy Comment Period A coalition of grower, retailer, manufacturer, academic, and regulatory organizations sent a letter requesting that EPA extend the public comment period for its Draft Fungicide Strategy by 90 days. The groups cite the proposal’s complexity, overlap with other ESA-related pesticide policies, […]

Agriculture Groups Urge Congress to Strengthen USDA Field Office Staffing

Agriculture Groups Urge Congress to Strengthen USDA Field Office Staffing A coalition of food and agriculture organizations sent a letter asking Congress to provide adequate funding for USDA’s NRCS and FSA staffing and prevent local office closures and consolidations. Significant staffing losses have reduced farmers, ranchers, and growers’ access to conservation, disaster, loan, and farm […]

191 Businesses Call on Senate to Combat Organized Retail Crime

191 Businesses Call on Senate to Combat Organized Retail Crime AmericanHort joined 191 businesses and associations, in sending a letter to the U.S. Senate urging passage of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). The House already passed the bill with strong bipartisan support, and retail leaders are now calling on the Senate to send […]