In This Issue:

American Agriculture Loses a Great Leader, the Ultimate Public Servant
By Michael R. McLeod

Agricultural Committee Assignments in the 108th Congress
A Shift in Power Brings Many New Faces
By Elizabeth Haws

Trade Negotiations: A Crowded Calendar
By Randy Green and Richard Pasco

Momentum Builds for "Government Speech" Argument
Second Court Rules That Commodity Board Produces Government Speech
By Richard T. Rossier

2002 Farm Bill Implementation Continues
By Richard Pasco

FDA Proposes Rules for Registration and Prior Notice Provisions of the Bioterrorism Act
By Scott Heselmeyer