As U.S. floriculture producers see sales drop dramatically year over year due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Society of American Florists is actively working with Congress and the USDA to secure access to grower aid.
Congress allocated $9.5 billion to the USDA in the Coronavirus Stimulus Package put into law on March 27 to support specialty crops, livestock, dairy and producers supplying to local markets.
In the past week, SAF has led advocacy efforts both with USDA and on the Hill to gain support for the idea that floriculture should receive a portion of the $9.5 billion.
Read more at the Society of American Florists (Sheila Santiago)