2026 House Farm Bill Markup: What It Means for Greenhouse & Nursery Growers
2026 House Farm Bill Markup: What It Means for Greenhouse & Nursery Growers The House Farm Bill Markup includes significant wins for specialty crop producers — including greenhouse and nursery operations. These provisions strengthen disaster protection, improve access to capital, expand research funding, modernize crop insurance, and increase regulatory certainty. Stronger Disaster Protection (Tree Assistance […]
AmericanHort Supports Farm Bill Language That Aims to Preserve Science-Based Pesticide Regulation
AmericanHort Supports Farm Bill Language that Aims to Preserve Science-Based Pesticide Regulation AmericanHort signed a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders supporting clarifying language in the House Farm Bill that reinforces state-level authority over pesticide regulation under FIFRA. Consistent federal and state oversight helps ensure science-based decisions, regulatory certainty, and uniform standards across […]
AmericanHort Joins Broad Ag Coalition Urging EPA to Protect Science-Based Pesticide Access
AmericanHort Joins Broad Ag Coalition Urging EPA to Protect Science-Based Pesticide Access AmericanHort joined more than 230 agricultural organizations — including 14 state horticulture associations, the National Citrus Nursery Association, and the National Christmas Tree Association — in urging EPA to maintain a strong, science-based pesticide review system. The letter emphasizes that growers depend on […]
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 […]