Posts By: Leah Freeman

Arizona Governor Signs Produce Safety Rule SB1063

On Friday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law legislation that allows the Arizona Department of Agriculture—rather than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—to oversee the FSMA Final Rule on Produce Safety in Arizona. The bill, SB 1063, was sponsored by Senator Gail Griffin. The new law provides the Arizona Department of Agriculture the ability ...

Survey Participation Needed to Establish Iceberg Lettuce Research Priorities

Help establish priorities for iceberg lettuce research by participating in the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council’s (AILRC) 2018 iceberg lettuce research survey. The AILRC requests your participation in the following survey: https://tinyurl.com/AILRC-2018 The results of the survey will help determine the needs of the iceberg lettuce producers when prioritizing research projects that are…

IRS Modifies HSA Contribution Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently modified the contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) covering families. The 2018 contribution limit for HSAs linked to family coverage will be $6,850—not $6,900, as the IRS had previously announced. In its Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2018–10, released March 5, the IRS clarified that for HSAs, the annual ...