AmericanHort Supports USDA Rule Expanding Access to Federal Crop Insurance
AmericanHort Supports USDA Rule Expanding Access to Federal Crop Insurance AmericanHort submitted comments to the Federal Register praising the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for modernizing federal crop insurance and expanding access for specialty crop producers through the Expanding Access to Risk Protection rule. While the rule does not yet […]
AmericanHort Urges Release of Supplemental H-2B Visas
AmericanHort Urges Release of Supplemental H-2B Visas AmericanHort joined more than 2,200 businesses urging the Trump Administration to release the 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas authorized by law to address severe seasonal labor shortages. For horticulture employers, timely access to these visas is essential to sustaining operations, protecting U.S. jobs, and ensuring nurseries, greenhouses, and landscape […]
AmericanHort and Over 100 Business Coalitions Send Letter on CTA Data Retention
AmericanHort and Over 100 Business Coalitions Send Letter on CTA Data Retention AmericanHort joined a coalition of business groups asking the U.S. Department of the Treasury to delete ownership data collected from U.S. businesses under the Corporate Transparency Act and to finalize rules exempting domestic companies from reporting. Although businesses are no longer required to […]
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 […]
AmericanHort Pushes Back on Rail Industry Consolidation
AmericanHort Pushes Back on Rail Industry Consolidation AmericanHort recently joined fellow members of the Rail Customer Coalition in signing a letter to the Surface Transportation Board expressing strong concerns about the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The letter warns that further consolidation in the rail industry would reduce competition, raise costs, and […]
AmericanHort Supports DOL Rescission of 2024 H-2A Rule
AmericanHort Supports DOL Rescission of 2024 H-2A Rule AmericanHort submitted comments supporting the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposal to rescind the 2024 H-2A Final Rule entitled “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States,” which had imposed costly and legally questionable mandates on agricultural employers. The rule’s provisions on retaliation, progressive […]
AmericanHort Supports Legislation to Improve Rural Roads and Bridges
AmericanHort Supports Legislation to Improve Rural Roads and Bridges AmericanHort joined a broad coalition of agricultural organizations in supporting the Agricultural and Rural Road Improvement Program Act (H.R. 4585), which directs $1.5 billion over five years from existing highway formula funds to modernize rural roads and bridges. These “first and last mile” routes are critical […]
H-2B Coalition Seeks Cap Relief from Congress
H-2B Coalition Seeks Cap Relief from Congress AmericanHort and members of the H-2B Coalition wrote to House leadership requesting a provision in the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill exempting Certified Seasonal Employers – those with a consistent five-year record of H-2B participation – from the H-2B visa cap. This bipartisan provision provides […]
AmericanHort Joins Industry Coalition Opposing Port Fee
AmericanHort Joins Industry Coalition Opposing Port Fee AmericanHort joined over 160 associations in calling on the U.S. Trade Representative to withdraw the proposed port fee on Chinese-built vessels, warning it would raise shipping costs, reduce service to smaller ports, and disrupt supply chains. While we support efforts to counter China’s maritime ambitions, we believe this […]
Ag Groups Encourage the Senate to Confirm Luke Lindberg to be USDA Trade Under Secretary
Ag Groups Encourage the Senate to Confirm Luke Lindberg to be USDA Trade Under secretary AmericanHort joined nearly 100 agricultural organizations in encouraging the U.S. Senate to promptly confirm Luke Lindberg as the next USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Lindberg’s leadership and trade expertise are seen as critical to tackling the […]