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 […]
U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Letter
U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Letter AmericanHort is one of fourteen organizations representing specialty crop growers who are urging U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Administrator Kevin Shea to consider increasing funding allocation for the National Clean Plant Network by at least $1.125 million in the upcoming FY 2023 program cycle to ensure clean plant […]
Regulation and Labeling of Pesticides Letter to the President
Regulation and Labeling of Pesticides Letter to the President AmericanHort joins a coalition of horticulture and agriculture organizations to share concerns with President Biden about recent changes in the regulation and labeling of pesticides. Read the full letter here. Latest Articles
DHS & DOL Temporary Final Rule on Additional H-2B Visas
DHS & DOL Temporary Final Rule on Additional H-2B Visas The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas […]
Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity
Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity AmericanHort is part of the newly announced Alliance for New Immigration Consensus, to call for bipartisan legislative solutions on immigration and border security during the 117th Congress. Read the full letter here. Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) and 87 organizations representing private, public, nonprofit, and educational entities sent letters to House and Senate lawmakers […]
COVID -19 Vaccinations – Frequently Asked Questions
COVID -19 Vaccinations – Frequently Asked Questions 8/12/2021 – COVID -19 Vaccinations – Frequently Asked Questions – Employer driven requirements and/or incentives for vaccination against COVID-19 are a current hot topic. This coincides with an increased public campaign by the federal government and health officials to support vaccination of all eligible individuals against COVID-19. This document […]
AmericanHort and HRI – Box Tree Moth Situation Update
AmericanHort and HRI – Box Tree Moth Situation Update 5/28/2021 – AmericanHort and HRI – Box Tree Moth Situation Update – Last week, AmericanHort learned that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had confirmed the presence of box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) in a St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada nursery.Click Here to view full update Latest Articles